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US.S./ST LOUIS 




Copyright, 1919 
by U. S. S. St. Louis 



JUL 26 1913 




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February 4, 1917 



July 2, 1919 



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TO OUR GALLANT SHIPMATES OF 
THE CRUISER AND TRANSPORT 
FORCE, THIS BOOKLET IS DEDICATED 



Like a piece of driftwood, tossed on the watery main, 
Another plank encounters, meets and parts again; 

So are men tossing ever on Life's restless sea, 

They meet and greet and sever, parting regretfully. 



Captains of the St. Louis During the War 



CAPTAIN MARTIN E. TRENCH, U. S. N. 
April 29-October 14, 1917 

CAPTAIN WALDO EVANS, U. S. N. 
October 14, 1917-July 13, 1918 

CAPTAIN AMON RRONSON, Jr., U. S. N. 
July 13-September 6, 1918 

CAPTAIN GATEWOOD SANDERS LINCOLN, U. S. N. 
September 6, 1918- 



PREFACE 

WITH the lifting of the mantle of secrecy which, during the 
stern days of war, necessarily cloaked the operations of 
the Navy, the country gradually has come to learn of the 
exploits and accomplishments of the men who carried the Flag upon 
the high seas. In efficiency, staunch endeavor and successful 
achievement, and in deeds of high courage and noble sacrifice, the 
Navy measured up to its best traditions and added many a brilliant 
chapter to the history of the service. 

Not the least glowing of these new pages of naval lore are those 
written by the Cruiser and Transport Force, Vice-Admiral Albert 
Gleaves, U. S. N., commanding. While our dreadnaughts co- 
operated with the Grand Fleet in the gray North Sea, during long 
and bitter winter months, challenging the Hun to come forth to 
battle fair; while our swift destroyers and chasers ferreted out the 
U-boats in waters home and abroad, and our own submarines baited 
the enemy in the depths, our cruisers raced back and forth across 
the Atlantic, shepherding the great troop convoys and protecting 
them from the hidden menace. 

How well the Cruiser and Transport Force fulfilled its enormous 
task of safely conducting the American Expeditionary Forces to 
foreign shores is no longer a marvelous mystery. Today the Cruiser 
and Transport Force is completing another t&sk, almost equally as 
great — that of bringing home those who are now, perhaps, more 
precious than when they sailed away, for on their banners perch 
honor, victory and glory. 

And the Force, to a man, "signed on" for the successful per- 
formance of this duty. 

A striking example of what the Force has accomplished is 
afforded by the first-class protected cruiser St. Louis, Captain Gate- 
wood Sanders Lincoln, U. S. N., commanding. Since the St. Louis 
left her peace-station at Honolulu, in the Pacific, seventy-two hours 
after Congress declared a state of war existed between the United 
States and Germany, she has steamed over 120,000 miles; she par- 
ticipated in the first convoy of expeditionary forces to St. Nazaire, 
and in seven other outward convoys, totalling more than one hun- 




DURING the tense period just prior to the eventful day on 
which Uncle Sam sealed the fate of the Kaiser's German 
Empire, the St. Louis lay in the placid harbor of Honolulu, 
in the fair Hawaiian Isles, separated by far-flung reaches of ocean 
from the theatre of war in which she was soon to play an important 
role. Acting as flagship for the Commandant of the Pearl Harbor 
Navv Yard, as training ship for the Hawaiian Naval Militia and as 
"mQher" ship to the Third Division, Submarine Force, Pacific 
fleet, constituted the peace-time occupation of the cruiser. 

The St. Louis was not destined, however, to wait until she had 
emulated the famous dash, from ocean to ocean, of the battleship 
Oregon, " bulldog" of the old Navy, before she entered in her log a 
war-flavored service in frustrating a German plot and saving the 
wharves and shipping of Honolulu from destruction. 

GERMAN PLOT IS CIRCUMVENTED 

The central figure in this episode was the German gunboat Geier, 
which had been interned at Honolulu since August, 1914, and which, 
as later developments proved, had been the backbone of the Kaiser's 
subtle espionage system in the Pacific. Violating neutrality, with 
characteristic Hun disregard for international law and accepted 
honor codes, the Geier was the rendezvous for German reservists, 



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who secretly flocked to her from many quarters; and, thru the 
gunboat, German agents kept in touch with the Kaiser's roving 
Pacific squadron, under von Spee, which, after sinking ships of the 
British Admiral, Craddock, on the west coast of South America, 
was doomed to be annihilated by an avenging English fleet off the 
Falkland Islands. 

In the Geier incident, as in others, the Germans proved to be as 
unsuccessful in conspiring as in warfare; and, in the Geier case, the 
failure of their attempt to fire the gunboat, with imminent danger to 
Honolulu's waterfront, was due, in a measure, to the St. Louis. 
Secret knowledge of impending hostilities undoubtedly was the 
incentive for the action, altho the St. Louis, nor any of the American 
forces in the islands, had made a war-like move. 

VAIN ATTEMPT TO FIRE THE GEIER 

The Geier lay at Pier 3, moored to the German steamer Pom- 
meran, also interned. A column of smoke rising from the Geier's 
stack early on the morning of February 4, 1917, was evidence that 
the Germans had something on foot, for the gunboat was supposed 
to be in a state of internment with boilers dead. It was not long 
before the St. Louis was a scene of activity, and, following a con- 
ference between her then captain, Lieut. -Commander V. S. Houston, 
and Commander T. C. Hart, representing the Commandant, under 
whose directions later operations were conducted, the cruiser was 
cleared for action and a party shoved off to board the Geier. Vjhis 
party was in charge of Lieut, (now Commander) R. L. Stover, U. S. 
N., Lieut, (j. g.) (now Lieut. Commander) R. A. Hall, U. S. N. and 
Chief Gunner (now Lieutenant) F. C. Wisker, U. S. N. 

Disembarking at the head of the Alakea wharf, the party took 
up a position in the second story of the pier warehouse about the 
same time a detachment of soldiers from Schofield barracks placed 
a battery of three-inch field pieces, screened by a coal pile across the 
street from the pier, from where they could command the decks of 
the Geier. 

HUNS SHOW THEIR FUTILE HAND 

There was now no doubt concerning the intentions of the 
Germans. Smoke poured in great plumes from the Geier 's stacks, and 
the actions of the crew about the decks were extremely suspicious. 

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While the party, split into three sections, shifted to the Pom- 
meran, ready to make the next move, Commander Hart and Lieut. 
Stover boarded the Geier and informed Captain Grasshof they had 
come to take possession of the gunboat and extinguish the blaze for 
the protection of the waterfront. The German captain set up a 
vigorous protest, but his wily efforts to forestall an investigation 
were of no avail, and shortly the St. Louis party swarmed aboard, 
taking stations forward, aft and amidships, as previously arranged. 
With orders to permit none of the officers or crew of the Geier to 
pass, sentries were placed at all the hatches and watertight doors. 



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Captain Lincoln and Officer* of the St. Louis at the time of signing 

of the Armistice 



BOARDING PARTY SWARMS OVER SIDE 

One section of the party, under Chief Gunner Wisker, dispatched 
to secure the magazines, found shrapnel fuses scattered about, 
ammunition hoists dismantled and floodcocks battered into use- 
lessness, with wrenches and spans cunningly hid away. The section, 
in charge of Lieut. Hall, sent to inspect and secure the sea valves, 
found the valves closed. The fire and engine rooms, to which 



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REAR-ADMIRAL HILARY P. JONES, U. S. N., 
for whom the St. Louis acted as flagship on two occasions during the war 



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Lieut. Stover hastened with the third party, proved to be the source 
of the havoc planned by the Germans. 

It was evident a fire of wood and oil-soaked waste had been 
started under a dry boiler. The deck above and the woodwork of 
the fire room were ablaze, having been ignited by the intense heat 
thrown off by the boiler, which glowed incandescent. The fire, also, 
had spread to the woodwork of the magazine bulkheads, and the 
magazines soon would have become dangerously heated. Because 
of the likelihood of exploding the dry boiler, it was not possible to 
use water. 

"GOBS" BATTLE FLAMES AND FUMES 

In the meantime the chemical engines of the Honolulu Fire 
Department arrived on the scene. Unable to combat the flames 
below, because of the deadly heat and fumes, the St. Louis party 
lead out lines from the bow and stern of the burning gunboat and 
skillfully warped her across the slip to the east side of Pier 4, where 
she was more accessible and less a menace to adjacent shipping. 
The party then set itself to cutting holes thru the decks to facilitate 
the operations of the chemical fire engines. All morning and 
afternoon the men from the St. Louis, co-operating with the fire 
department, battled with the flames, and shortly after 5 p. m., 
when the fire had been subdued, they were relieved by a detachment 
of men from Division Three, Pacific Torpedo Flotilla, under com- 
mand of Lieut, (j. g.) N. L. Kirk. 

WANTON WORK OF THE GERMANS 

The officers and men of the Geier, offering no resistance, were 
taken in charge by a marine detachment from Pearl Harbor, under 
command of Captain R. T. Zane, U. S. M. C., and turned over to the 
army authorities at Schofield barracks for internment. A survey of 
the damage aboard the Geier revealed the destructive inclination of 
the Germans. The engines had been intentionally disabled; the 
bearings were deeply scored, gauge glasses shattered, steam lines 
twisted, cylinder heads cracked, oil lines clogged and bolts cut. 
The auxiliaries also were disabled and the steering gear and man- 
euvering appurtenances likewise wrecked. Of the bridge and nautical 
instruments the only thing which escaped the hand of the destroyer 
were the ship's chronometers, which ticked merrily on. Even the 

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cabin and wardroom had been converted into a shambles, the 
Germans evidently not wishing to leave anything that might be 
considered a souvenir. 

At sunset the shipkeepers, permitted to remain aboard the Geier, 
hauled down their ensign ; the semi-tropic night settled serenely over 
the islands and the crew of the St. Louis turned in with the satis- 
faction of a day's work well accomplished. 




Come on, you black diamonds 

Many's the time we coaled ship day 

and night, in sunshine, rain or snow. 

Here's how it's done, Pete 



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FLASHING across land, under sea and thru the ether, the 
thrilling news that the United States had launched her might 
and right into the conflict against the Hun came to the St. 
Louis at 11 o'clock on the morning of April 6, 1917. Immediately 
steps were taken to put the cruiser into condition to proceed to her 
mobilization point, San Diego, California. The next day seven 
officers and fifteen enlisted men of the Hawaiian Naval Militia re- 
ported aboard for duty, and on April 8th twenty-one more militia- 
men appeared in fighting trim. 

No time was lost coaling and taking stores, and seventy-two 
hours after the declaration of war, the St. Louis was off on the first 
leg of her ocean-to-ocean voyage to join the forces in the Atlantic. 
Happy days passed in "the Paradise of the Pacific" became but a 
memory in the thought of present stern duty. In the late afternoon 
the St. Louis bid farewell to the sun-kissed isles and at midnight the 
light on Molokai blinked its last bon voyage. 

When the St. Louis left Honolulu her complement consisted of 
sixteen officers and 319 enlisted men. The run to the coast was 
made without incident thru serene Pacific seas, and at 3.20 p. m., 
April 17th, the St. Louis stood into San Diego harbor. Here the 
St. Louis, received orders to place herself in full commission. On 
April 20th a detachment of nine officers and 315 men of the Cali- 
fornia Naval Militia reported aboard for duty, and on the 22d there 
reported a draft of 203 men from the Great Lakes Naval Training 
Station, for further transfer to the U. S. S. San Diego, and also a 
draft of seventy-six men was received from the U. S. S. Frederick, 
together with a consignment of ordnance stores. 



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CAPTAIN MARTIN E. TRENCH, U. S. N. 



WAR LOG OF THE U. 8. S. ST. LOUIS 
"ST. LOUIS" GOES TO AID THE "BRUTUS" 

On the morning of April 24th, after coaling and taking stores in 
record time, the St. Louis was off for Pichilinque, Mexico, where she 
was to receive further coal for the Pacific-to-Atlantic voyage. En- 
route, the St. Louis hastened to the assistance of the U. S. S. Brutus, 
which was reported by wireless to be stranded on the west side of 
Cerros Island, off the coast of Lower California. Arriving on the 
scene, the St. Louis found the U. S. S. Glacier standing by, and the 
former passed lines to the stranded vessel, while a working party 
was sent aboard to jettison coal. On the morning of the 26th the 
Frederick stood up, displaying the S. 0. P. pennant, and the St. Louis 
passed the lines to her. Continuing her voyage, the St. Louis came 
to anchor off La Paz, Mexico, April 29th, where she transferred to 
the U. S. S. Puebla, Captain G. W. Williams, U. S. N., and Lieut. 
E. F. McClain, U. S. N., who had been taken off the Frederick at 
the scene of the Brutus stranding, for passage. 



CAPTAIN TRENCH ASSUMES COMMAND 

While the St. Louis was at La Paz, on April 29th, Commander 
Martin E. Trench, U. S. N., who was soon after promoted to the 
rank of Captain, reported aboard. At 3.15 p. m. Captain Trench 
read his orders and assumed command, relieving Lieut. -Commander 
Houston, and less than an hour later the St. Louis was under way 
again, with the course laid for Balboa. The run to the Canal Zone 
was uneventful, the cruiser reaching Balboa on the morning of May 
9th. Already war-time procedure was in effect, and the ship 
steamed "darkened" with war watches stationed. 

At Balboa the St. Louis received orders assigning her to the 
Fourth Squadron, Patrol Force, to be based at Key West in readiness 
for an offensive against raiders. During the stay at the Pacific side 
of the big ditch the cruiser underwent certain necessary repairs. 
Entering the Canal at 10.55 a. m., May 20th, the St. Louis stood 
out and anchored off Colon at 6.34 p. m. Coaling was rushed and 
the next day she was off again, under orders to proceed to Key West. 
These orders were changed by orders directing her to proceed to 
San Domingo City and again changed by further orders, making 
the destination Santiago, Guantanamo Bay and Nipe Bay, Cuba, 

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where the St. Louis was to take aboard Marines to be transported 
to Philadelphia. 



FIRES HER FIRST SHOT IN THE WAR 

It was while en route to Santiago, at 2.03 p. m., May 23d, 1917, 
that the St. Louis fired her first shot in the war. Upon the failure 
of a strange, three-masted schooner, sighted on the port beam, to 
display colors or answer recognition signals, the crew went to general 
quarters ready for action. A signal to heave-to was disregarded by 
the windjammer, and, after a blank fired from the saluting gun by 
Chief Gunner Wisker, failed to bring her up, a solid shot was sent 
across her bows. This brought the fore-and-after to in a hurry, and 
upon investigation she proved to be the Gwendolyn Warren of Bridge- 
town, Barbadoes. There was nothing wrong with her papers and 
she was permitted to proceed. 

At Santiago, Guantanamo Bay and Nipe Bay, the St. Louis took 
aboard a total of 410 men and nine officers of the Marine Corps, 
under radio orders, for movement to Philadelphia. The Delaware 
breakwater was reached May 29th and the marines disembarked the 
following day. 



MADE READY FOR CONVOY DUTY 

While the St. Louis was in the Navy Yard at Philadelphia several 
new officers reported aboard and the engines and auxiliaries were 
overhauled. The St. Louis was otherwise made ready for the ex- 
acting duty on which she was presently to engage by the installation 
of two three-inch anti-aircraft, rapid-fire rifles. No. 1 and No. 2 
three-inch guns were removed from their old locations and placed 
on superstructure deck forward, and fire-control voice tubing was 
renewed and improved. 

On June 9th the St. Louis was under way once more, bound for 
New York, where she arrived the following day, anchoring off Rob- 
bins Reef light. She swung there until June 17th, which was the 
eventful day on which she made her debut in the convoy duty as an 
escort to a section of the first expeditionary troops sent abroad. 

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BATTLE-READY in every department, her engines and 
ordnance in topnotch condition and her crew trained to a 
high standard of efficiency — chaffing for a brush with the 
enemy — the St. Louis now embarked on her duty as a guardian of 
the troop and supply ships with which Uncle Sam "bridged the 
Atlantic/' and which proved to be the death blow to the vain 
sophistry and wild ambitions of the Germans. 

"THOSE WERE THE DAYS AND NIGHTS" 

This duty was to lengthen out over many months, marked by 
eventful happenings — the outwitting of the cunning U-boats and 
sinister mine traps, and skirmishes, also, with the elements, which 
at times raged in fury along the lanes, as if they, too, were par- 
ticipating in the great world war. There were long days and nights 
of "watch and watch" at the guns and lookout stations and on the 
bridge — black nights, when the convoys were but lightless, shadowy 
sketches, zigzagging and rearing over the dark, heaving waters, with 
collision ever imminent should vigilance and skill relax; and there 
were the tense clear-cut dawns and moonlit evenings, which made 
the convoys and their escorts excellent targets for the prowling 
submarine. 

But the long vigils, the raw cold of winter months in the high 
latitudes and the absence of many of the good things of peace times 
were as spice to us, and in the future we will look back on those 
exciting days and nights with the same high spirit and gaiety with 
which we faced them. 

OFF WITH THE FIRST EXPEDITION 

The First Expedition steamed from New York on the 14th and 
17th of June, 1917, under the personal command of Vice- Admiral 



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CAPTAIN WALDO EVANS, U. S. N. 



WAR LOG OF THE U. S. S. ST. LOUIS 

Albert Gleaves, head of the Cruiser and Transport Force. An 
interesting coincidence is that Admiral Gleaves was, ten years 
before, in command of the St. Louis. The Expedition, which safely 
conducted the First Detachment of the First American Expedition- 
ary Forces to St. Nazaire, France, was divided into four groups, the 
first three departing on the 14th, and the last section, of which the 
St. Louis was a unit, sailing on the 17th. 

Shortly after daybreak on the 17th the St. Louis was standing- 
down Ambrose channel to a position off the light vessel, where the 
ships, which had quietly slipped away from their piers up the river 
under cover of darkness, veered into formation. The convoy con- 
sisted of the steamers Kanawha, Dakotan, Occidente, Monta.nan and 
Luckenbach, and the escort, besides the St. Louis, included the 
U. S. S. Hancock, with Captain E. T. Pollack, U. S. N., as senior 
officer present; the Flusser, Shaw, Terry, Ammen and Parker. 



GUNS BLAZE AT SUPPOSED U-BOATS 

Several attacks on supposed submarines, continual drills at the 
guns and the fueling of the destroyer escort from oil tankers in mid- 
ocean were features of the voyage. The first action on the part of 
the St. Louis was early on the morning of the 19th when an object, 
which appeared to be a periscope, was sighted on the port bow. 
One six-inch and ten three-inch shots were launched at the mark, 
which finally proved to be a spar bobbing in an upright position with 
the movement of the sea. 



" PERISCOPE ABAFT THE STARBOARD BEAM!" 

But this served to increase the vigilance of the crew, and when 
at 9.55 a. m. on the 28th the lookout sung out: " Periscope three 
points abaft the starboard beam!" all hands sprang to their general 
quarter stations with a thrill. The St. Louis opened fire almost ere 
the alarm gongs had ceased to clang, full speed was rung up on the 
engines and the course changed to bring the periscope astern. 
While the St. Louis blazed away, the other ships brought their stern 
guns to bear on the submarine, the Parker veering round and letting 
go her starboard battery. When the maelstrom, caused by the 
shells, subsided the object had disappeared and there was no further 

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sign of enemy. Formation was quickly resumed and the convoy 
settled down to its course again. In the dark of the morning of 
June 28th the convoy fell in with six destroyers, which proved to be 
American craft dispatched from a base in England to make contact. 



FINAL DASH THRU THE WAR ZONE 

Early on June 30th the St. Louis again went to torpedo defense 
quarters and increased to emergency speed when one of the destroy- 




Captain Waldo Evans making his farewell inspection of the crew at Boston, 

July, 1918 



ers and the Luckenbach, on the left flank of the convoy, opened fire 
on an unknown object. On July 1st another object resembling a 
periscope was treated to a three-inch fusilade by the St. Louis. 
Steaming in formation, and piloted by two French patrol boats, 
which had come out from the coast, the first landfall was made 
shortly after meridian on the 1st. At 6.41 p. m. the convoy lay 
safely at anchor in Quiberon Bay and the next day proceeded up 
the Chenal du Nord, dropping the hooks in St. Nazaire harbor. 



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And thus the first American expeditionary forces set foot on 
French soil, where they were to cover themselves with honor and 
glory. 

LEAVE PARTY VISITS FRENCH CAPITAL 

During the stay of the St. Louis at St. Nazaire a leave party of 
one hundred men was sent to Paris. On other occasions similar leave 
parties went to Paris and London, and in this way the boys were 
given an opportunity of actually seeing the sights of these great 
capitals, of which they had previously only dreamed. 

Two exciting incidents occurred while the St. Louis lay. at the 
French port. On July 2d, the second steamer, returning from a trip 
to the dock, was carried by the strong swirling tide against the bows 
of a steamer. The small craft fouled the anchor chain, stoving a 
hole in the side. The steamer then was carried against the steamer 
Antilles, and would have gone to the bottom had not wire hawsers 
been made fast fore and aft. The second steamer's crew was rescued 
by the first motor sailer, and a salvage part}' retrieved the holed 
craft. 

The tide at St. Nazaire runs very swiftly at certain seasons, and 
on July 5th, altho she had both anchors down, the St. Louis 
dragged across the channel, the after part of the ship touching. The 
cruiser was gotten off quickly, however, and an investigation showed 
she had received no damage. 

HOMEWARD BOUND WITH ANOTHER CONVOY 

The stay of the St. Louis in port on this occasion, as on others, 
was but a brief breathing spell, for there was important work to be 
done. Daylight, July 8th, found the St. Louis homeward bound for 
New York with a convoy made up of the Antilles, Finland and San 
Jacinto, the other members of the escort being the cruisers Charleston 
and Hancock, and the destroyers Porter, Nicholson, Ericsson, Cassin 
and O'Brien, which covered the flanks. The convoy maintained 
formation until the morning of July 10th, when upon signal from 
the S. 0. P., "Proceed on duty assigned," it dispersed, the destroyers 
flashing away back to the French coast and the other ships proceed- 
ing by various courses to the westward. The St. Louis and Charles- 

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ton remained in company until the 12th, when they parted and pro- 
ceeded independently. 

" READY FOR A FIGHT OR A FROLIC" 

July 29th found the St. Louis once more at New York " ready 
for a fight or a frolic," as the late Admiral "Bob" Evans used to say 
concerning his Atlantic fleet which made the world cruise in 1908. 
At New York the St. Louis underwent certain changes to her bat- 
teries and on August 6th proceeded to the Boston Navy Yard, where 
the main engines and auxiliaries received an overhauling, and other 
work was done. A draft of sixty-five men was received from the 
Receiving Ship at Boston and another draft of twenty-four men, 
comprising the Spokane City band, from the Receiving Ship at Mare 
Island. As on all other possible occasions, infantry and gun drills 
and ship's work occupied the working hours of the crew, and never 
once was the high standard of training relaxed. 

Under orders from the Commander Cruiser Force, the St. Louis, 
on September 14th, proceeded to Newport, R. I., and on the 18th, 
under orders from the Chief of Operations, left for Hampton Roads, 
Va., to assist the Charleston in target practice. Both cruisers par- 
ticipated in short and long range and spotting practice in Tangier 
Sound, and here were developed many men who later formed the 
armed guard crews that protected merchantmen from submarines. 

CAPTAIN EVANS TAKES COMMAND 

Several incidents now took place which presaged the next duty 
of the St. Louis — that of conducting members of the Colonel House 
Commission party abroad. While at Hampton Roads, on October 
10th, a detachment of marines, in command of Captain J. Q. Adams, 
came aboard, and on the 1 1th, Captain Hilary P. Jones, U. S. N., Com- 
mander Division Four, Cruiser Force, shifted his flag to the St. Louis. 
On the 13th the St. Louis was again at Newport, where, the following 
day, she received her new commanding officer, Captain Waldo 
Evans, U. S. N., relieving Captain Trench, who was transferred to 
duty at the Navy Yard, Washington, D. C. 

While at Menemsha Bight, Martha's Vineyard, October 26th, 
the St. Louis received secret orders to proceed to Halifax, Nova 
Scotia, which was to be the starting point of her next exploit. 

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Schuliz, U. S. M. C.j knocking out Hartford, U. S. N., in the third round of 
the famous chamjnonship bout of May 27, 1918 




Urlacher, U. S. M. C. and Burney of the "blackgang" performing on the mat 

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■ A BRIEF RESPITE 

The St. Louis resting in dry dock at 

Balboa Canal Zone, after her dash 

across the Pacific from Honolulu 



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SECRECY veiled the departure of the Commission on Co-or- 
dination of War Activities from the United States of America 
to the British Empire, headed by Colonel House, and move- 
ments of the Commission were not revealed to the press until after 
the safe arrival of the party in England, for fear an opportunity for 
a sensational stroke might be afforded the enemy. 

Colonel House, accompanied by Admiral Benson and General 
Bliss, took passage on the cruiser Huntington, while the members of 
the party aboard the St. Louis included Oscar T. Crosby, Dr. Alonzo 
Taylor, Bainbridge Colby, T. N. Perkins, Paul D. Cravath, Charles 
Day, W. R. Burgess, L. D. Newman, E. W. Hawkins and W. Burns. 
Prior to the departure, the Division Commander and his staff trans- 
ferred to the cruiser Charleston. 

"ST. LOUIS" SAILS ON SEALED ORDERS 

With its portentious mission unknown save by high Government 
officials, the St. Louis slipped quietly out thru the submarine nets 
of Halifax harbor on the morning of October 30th, forming column 
on the Huntington, off the entrance, with the destroyer Batch on the 
port flank. This formation was held throughout the entire voyage 
with the exception that, at times, the swift destroyer, took the lead, 
like a sharp-eyed bird dog. 

Extreme precautions were taken in " darkening ship," war 
watches set and double lookouts maintained. On the morning of 
November 4th the destroyer Downes and the tanker Arethusa were 
sighted. While the St. Louis maneuvered to protect them against 



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sudden onslaught, the Dowries and Balch filled their fuel tanks. 
Speed was then increased to seventeen knots and zigzag course fol- 
lowed to throw the enemy off the scent should he be in the vicinity. 
To vary the excitement of contact with enemy submarines, an 
incident of near-collision occurred before daylight on the morning 
of November 5th. Thick weather prevailed and it was impossible 
to see much beyond the bows, when suddenly the vague bulk of a 
tramp freighter appeared thru the mirk dead ahead. Collision 




Members of the distinguished House Commission and Marine Guard on 

the quarter deck 

seemed imminent, but by skillful use of the engines and rudder the 
St. Louis was successful in clearing the stranger. 

SECRET RENDEZVOUS IS REACHED 

Early November 6th the St. Louis made the appointed rendez- 
vous in latitude 48 degrees, 36 minutes north, longitude 17:56 west, 
and here the convoy was joined by the destroyers Davis, Wilkes and 
Cushing for the final dash thru the danger zone and up the English 
channel. The next day the Eddy stone was " picked up" on the 
port bow, and steaming in column, astern of the Huntington, the 
St. Louis proceeded to the entrance of Plymouth harbor, into the 



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breakwater and to the docks at Devonport, where the Commission 
disembarked to be met by Vice-Admiral Simms and representatives 
of the British Admiralty. 

Thus was the safe conduct of this momentous expedition accom- 
plished. 




WE CAST THE MONOCLE ON LONDON 

Between the 7th and 15th of November, during which time the 
St. Louis remained at the English port, several liberty parties 
visited London, and a draft of 76 men was transferred to the U. S. 
S. Melville in accordance with orders from the Commander U. S. 
Naval Forces in European Waters. The homeward voyage was 
even more exciting than the outward-bound one, being marked by 
two submarine alarms. These occurred in the submarine zone soon 
after leaving the Lizard astern. Altho no. periscopes were seen a 
suspicious bellying of the water close aboard, indicating the man- 
euvering of under-sea boats, caused both the St. Louis and Hunt- 
ington to utilize their batteries until the strange undulation of the 
sea subsided. In these waters, where the U-boats at that time were 
ever present, the speed was always increased to about 19 knots. 
Frequently, when not engaged in firing at supposed submarines, the 
ships towed targets, resembling persicopes, at which they worked 
their guns. 

The St. Louis was again at anchor off Fortress Monroe, in the 
Roads, November 27th, and from then until December 11th battery 



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drill, loading drills, check-telescope drill, instruction of gun crew by 
division officers, instruction of gun captains and other forms of drill 
and instructions for gun crew were carried out, for, between times, 
the St. Louis was busy developing material for the " Atlantic bridge." 



BUILDING THE " ATLANTIC BRIDGE" 

The second convoy in which the St. Louis took part consisted of 
twenty-one merchantmen, including the steamers Crown of Seville, 




A group of Chief Petty Officers of the St. Louis 



Benarty, Francisco, San Tirso, Beachy Head, Briarleaf, Ruapedu, 
Nigaristan, Siamese Prince, St. Louis, Virginian, Kentuckian, 
Nansemond, Olean, Iroquois, Artemis, Munwood, Camaguay, Cauto 
and Eagle. This voyage was marked by a spell of severe weather, 
which called for a full display of resource and seamanship. 

Furious seas and a heavy gale caused the ships of the convoy to 
do the Highland-fling on the sky-line, like a dancing-master. A 
number of the ships were forced to part company, the Eagle] having 
lost her steering gear, being compelled to put about and limp back to 
New York. Huge seas mounted the decks of the St. Louis, carrying 



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SEVERAL OF OUR EXECUTIVES 

Upper (left), Commander Guy Whitlock, U. S. N. a?id Lieut. Comdr. J no. 

C.Latham, U. S. N. Lower (left), Lieut. Comdr. R. A. Hall, U. S. N. 

and Lieut. Comdr. R. L. Stover, U. S. N. And that pretty little girl you 

see is Jane, daughter of Mr. Hall 



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away the starboard after life buoy, which, ignited, flared off over 
the tumbling waters. 



A MERRY XMAS— YEA, BO SAILOR 

Christmas Day was passed in latitude 40 north, longitude 47 
west, and it was a memorable one for all hands. The ship reared 
and plunged so wildly that it was impossible to set the tables for the 
general mess; consequently, the crew enjoined the novelty of eating 
its Christmas dinner, standing, clinging with one hand to a stanchion 
and the other clutching the plate containing the "bird." But it 
was, u Ho, for the life of a sailor!" and never a plaint. 

After safely conducting the convoy to a certain point, "X, " the 
St. Louis once more laid course for Hampton Roads, arriving 
January 8, 1918. 



TO THE AID OF STRICKEN SHIPS 

Ever ready for whatever duty presented itself, the St. Louis, on 
the morning of January 16th, received orders from the Commander 
Division One, Cruiser Force, to go to sea immediately to locate the 
U. S. S. Denver, which had been in collision with the S. S. Texan, 
the latter being reported in a sinking condition. Within a short 
time she cleared the Chesapeake Bay entrance submarine nets, and 
at 9 a. m., January 17th had reached latitude 41, longitude 61, 
where the distressed vessel has last been reported. An hour later 
the St. Louis sighted two vessels on the starboard bow, which proved 
to be the Texan and the U. S. S. Jason. 

Altho the sea was awash in a large hole, which had been stove in 
the side of the Texan, she was able to proceed under her own power, 
with the Jason standing by. The St. Louis, therefore, turned her 
attention to the Denver, " picking" her up early in the afternoon. 
The Denver, too, was making fair headway, despite the fact that her 
bow was smashed and all compartments forward of her collision 
bulkhead were flooded. Escorting the Denver to the Ambrose 
Channel light vessel, the St. Louis put back to Chesapeake Bay, 
arriving on the afternoon of January 19th in Tangier Sound, where 
she was to have target practice with the Charleston. 

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Ho! For the Life of a Sailor 

No, reveille hasn't sounded. It's the good old swimming call, and the lads 

are over the side to sport with the mermaids of Tangier Sound 



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IN spite of severe ice conditions on the range, the St. Louis made 
an excellent showing in the practice. Returning to the Roads, 
the cruiser acted as flagship for Rear- Admiral H. P. Jones, 
U. S. N., Commander Division Four, Cruiser Force, from January 
28th until February 15th, when the Admiral transferred his flag to 
the Rochester at Tompkins ville, New York, whither the St. Louis 
had proceeded February 11th. En route to New York, the cruiser 
again went to the aid of a vessel in distress — the U. S. Army freighter 
El Sol, which had grounded thirteen miles south of the Barnegat 
Light. The aid of the St. Louis, however, was not required on this 
occasion, as the stranded ship was resting easily, with two tugs 
standing by. 

February 16th the St. Louis was standing out to sea with her 
third convoy, composed of the steamers Nizam, Megna, Pannonia, 
Stentor, Verdun, Wesihaven, San Francisco, Novian, Milwaukee, 
Chakrota, British Princess, City of Adelaide, Tuscan Princess, Lin- 
more and Etonia. Shortly after clearing the coast, the convoy was 
joined by the steamers Kaikoura, Anchoria and Bovic. 

STORM HITS THE THIRD EXPEDITION 

On this voyage the storm king bared his fangs. The British 
Princess, having coal trouble and being unable to maintain steam 
to make the necessary convoy speed, dropped out and put back for 
Halifax. The Linmore, carrying live stock, was forced to heave-to 
on the 21st, while repairs were made, later rejoining the formation. 
On the 24th a terrific gale from the south whipped up a tremendous 
sea and the ships made heavy weather of it. The Novian, out of 
control, hove to and dropped out. The Pannonia, which had some 

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SOME DEPARTMENT HEADS 

Upper (left), Lieut. -Comdr. Theodore Nelson, U. S. N. R. F., Navigator, 

and Lieut. Frank C. Wisker, U. S. N., 1st Lieutenant. Lower (left), Lieut. 

Charles Dunne, U. S. N '., Chief Engineer, and Lieut. (M. C.) E. C. Carr, 

U. S. N., Senior Medical Officer 



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of her deck fittings carried away; the Tuscan Princess and the Bovic, 
swept fore and aft by the high seas, also were compelled to heave to. 
The Linmore had all her starboard boats washed overboard and the 
Camden suffered damage to her steering gear. 

IN THE CLUTCH OF A HURRICANE 

With only five of the convoy in sight, on the morning of Feb- 
ruary 25th, the St. Louis was running before the gale, which now 
logged force nine. The blast had well nigh approached the propor- 
tions of a hurricane, and the sea frothed and crested in a wild cross, 
but thru the exercise of good seamanship, the St. Louis was fairly 
comfortable. It was not until late in the afternoon that the weather 
moderated, and the situation was relieved, when fifteen ships of the 
convoy came tumbling over the ragged rim of the horizon. The 
following morning the remaining three ships regained formation, and 
the convoy proceeded, having sent old Neptune down for the count. 

WE GLIMPSE THE AURORA BOREALIS 

At daylight, February 28th, reaching the rendezvous in latitude 
56 north, longitude 23 west, the St. Louis bid farewell to her charges 
and put about for Hampton Roads. On this voyage the St. Louis 
had reached the furthest point north she had made since the begin- 
ning of the war — latitude 56 degrees and forty-eight minutes. On 
March 3d, the splendors of the Aurora Borealis were seen, the gor- 
geous shafts of color flaring across the sky to the north'ard affording 
a beautiful spectacle. Spells of nasty weather, with frequent heavy 
snow squalls, marked the return passage. The morning of March 
10th, the St. Louis was again standing in thru the Virginia Capes, 
but her rest period was not to be long, for most of the time in Chesa- 
peake Bay was spent in day and night target practice, drills and 
the shoving off and receiving of drafts. ■ 

PACING A SWIFT TROOP CONVOY 

The morning of April 9th found the St. Louis outside the harbor 
of Halifax, deploying into formation with a fast troop convoy, made 
up of nine British transports — the ill-fated Justica, the Saxonia, 
Lapland, Nestor, Tunisian, Vina, Metagama and Cretic. This trip 
was without alarming incident, except on the morning of the 15th, 
when the Nestor signaled she had sighted a U-boat. While the 

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transports increased to emergency speed and began zigzagging, the 
St. Louis maneuvered to place herself between the enemy and the 
convoy. But the submarine failed to materialize. Parting with 
the convoy at midnight, April 16th, the St. Louis laid her course to 
the westward, reaching Halifax April 23d. 

FLYING FLAG OF ADMIRAL GLEAVES 

From April 30th until May 11th, when she departed on her fifth 
convoy trip, the St. Louis lay in the North River, New York, flying 
the flag of Vice-Admiral Albert Gleaves, Commander Cruiser Force. 
This convoy, which consisted of nine ships, was conducted in safety 
and without exciting incident to latitude 56 north, longitude 22 west. 
On the return trip, nearing the coast, the St. Louis received radio 
orders directing her to the Boston Navy Yard, where she remained 
from May 29th to August 10th undergoing a general overhauling 
and a re-arrangement of the battery. It was here that Captain 
Amon Bronson, U. S. N., reported aboard, relieving Captain Evans. 
While at Boston the men of the St. Louis marched in several parades, 
and the marine detachment held small arms target practice on the 
rifle range at Wakefield. 

SIXTH CONVOY TRIP A THRILLER 

Several exciting incidents featured the sixth convoy trip of the 
St. Louis, which started from New York August 16th, and which 
included the steamers Missanabie, Ulysses, Kashmir, Rhesus, As- 
camus, Euripides, Scotian, Sacon, Oxfordshire, Armagh, City of 
Exeter, Teutonic, Kuroa, Plassey, Briton and Niagara. On one 
occasion, while the St. Louis was on the left flank, a ship on the 
right flank was observed to open fire on a strange object. With the 
crew at general quarters and full speed on the engines, the St. Louis 
headed across the bows of the convoy to attack the supposed sub- 
marine, only to find that the object which had drawn the fire was 
an inoffensive iceberg bobbing placidly on the water. On another 
occasion the tingling nerves of the ever-ready gun crews were given 
relaxation, when the cause for the sounding of the general alarm 
gongs proved to be an inquisitive whale. 

After delivering the convoy at the appointed ocean " mile-post," 
the St. Louis sighted a small, three-masted schooner off the port 
bow, which a boarding party ascertained to be the Danish schooner 

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Rigmore-Iceland, on passage from Ibiza, Spain, for Nord Fiord, 
Iceland. 



TO THE AID OF GUNNED MERCHANTMEN 

Twice, on the return trip, the St. Louis went to the assistance of 
steamers w T hich had sent out "S. 0. S." signals that they were being 
gunned by submarines. The first case was that of the steamer 
Standard Arrow, which flashed word that she was being chased by 
a U-boat in latitude 44-25 north, longitude 48-35 west, an area in 
which the presence of enemy under-sea craft had frequently been 
reported. This position was about 120 miles to the southwest of 
the St. Louis, but added speed was put on and the course laid to 




" Periscope on the port bow, Sir!" 
St. Louis gun crew in action on the Wintry Atlantic 

intercept the helpless steamer. Before the St. Louis reached the 
scene wireless word was received that the Standard Arrow had evaded 
the supposed submarine. Hardly had this alarm subsided than 
another "S. 0. S." was picked, stating that the U. S. S. Westhaven 
was being shelled by a submarine about one hundred miles due east 

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of the present position of the St. Louis. Making all preparations 
for action, the St. Louis headed for the position of the attack at full 
speed, but again the gunners were disappointed when the Westhaven 
radioed the submarine had disappeared. Shortly thereafter the St. 
Louis sighted what was evidently a mine or drifting buoy. To 
make sure, several rounds of three-inch were fired at the object, 
which, giving off quantities of smoke, went to the bottom. 



CAPTAIN LINCOLN ASSUMES COMMAND 

The St. Louis took her berth off Fortress Monroe September 4th, 
and the following day Captain G. S. Lincoln, U. S. N., assumed 
command, relieving Captain Bronson. On the 10th and 11th the 
St. Louis fired short range battle practice on the Sound, and on the 
12th engaged in speed, turning and rudder angle tests. In prime 
condition for her next exploit, the St. Louis, under orders from 
Commander, Newport News Division, stood out of the Capes on 
the 15th as escort to a convoy which she conducted to a point where 
junction was made with the New York detachment of the same 
convoy. 

Returning to New York, the St. Louis departed on her seventh 
convoy trip September 25th. Standing down the river, the St. Louis 
and the steam lighter, M . J. Rudolph, came together in collision, 
which investigation proved to be no fault of the cruiser. The 
lighter failed to answer the signals of the St. Louis, and instead of 
clearing the latter, as she could have done, swung across the bows 
of the cruiser. The lighter later sank in shore. No serious damage 
was sustained by the St. Louis, and, as soon as it was seen no lives 
were in danger, she proceeded seaward, taking position in advance 
of the convoy at 4 p. m. This convoy was composed of twelve 
steamers, including the Otranto, Saxon, Plassey, Briton, Oxfordshire, 
Kashmir, City of York, Teucer, Oriana, Rhesus, Scotian and Or antes. 



AHOY! THE OLD STORM KING AGAIN 

On this voyage the St. Louis encountered weather which brought 
the seamanly qualities of her company into full play. From October 
3d until the 8th the St. Louis and her charges successfully battled 
with angry seas and a nor' and nor'west gale, which at times howled 

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with the velocity of a hurricane, logging as high as force twelve for 

five hours. 

So terrific was the weather that the British Admiralty radioed 

that the destroyer escort, which 
was to have taken over the con- 
voy, could not venture forth 
from the Irish coast. Accord- 
ingly, the St. Louis remained 
with the convoy until the even- 
ing of October 5th, having es- 
corted it thru the dangerous 
areas to a position about 
latitude 54-30 north, longitude 
10-30 west. 

The convoy, now being in a 
position of safety, the St. Louis 
put about and continued a lone 
battle with the tempest. At 
times the seas mounted to the 
boat deck, one billow breaking 
aboard and damaging the 
second and third motor sailers 
and the port crane. Spray 
made a clean breech of the 
superstructure, sending show- 
ers down the engine - room 
hatch. But it was part of the 
game and all hands were 
storm had subsided, 




A starboard side deck view of the St. 

Louis, as she rolled nicely to the long 

Atlantic swell 



none the worse when the 



"ST. LOUIS" ONCE MORE THE FLAGSHIP 

Hampton Roads was reached October 18th and three days later 
the St. Louis came to anchor in the Hudson, having proceeded north 
under orders from Commander, Division Four Cruiser Force. Here 
she again flew the flag of Admiral Gleaves, until she steamed on her 
eighth and last convoy trip November 4th. This convoy consisted 
of the steamers Arlanza, Plassey, Araguay, Nestor, City of York, 
Laomedon, Canopic, Saxon, Rhesus, Regina, Ascanius, Tuecer and 
Scotian. 



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AND NOW THE ARMISTICE— OH, BOY! 

The convoy proceeded without unusual happening until the 
evening of that great day — November 11, 1918 — which sounded the 
Knell of the German Empire 
and launched the German 
Navy into the limbo of de- 
feat and disintegration. 

The thrilling news came in 
a radio from Vice-Admiral 
Sims, but also there was the 
warning that vigilance be not 
relaxed, for there were still 
upon the seas enemy subma- 
rines which might not receive 
prompt news of the armis- 
tice. While there was a great 
feeling of joy at the victory 
and satisfaction over a task 
well ended, the St. Louis con- 
tinued precautionary mea- 
sures, save that for the first 
time in many a log the run- 
ning lights were permitted 
to shed their brilliance over 
the waters. 




AFTER THE GALE 

Clearing away wreckage of the main 
topmast, and wireless antennce, follow- 
ing the storm of January 2/+, 1919. 



north, longitude 20 
a song of victory 



FAREWELL TO THE LAST 
CONVOY 

Bidding farewell to this — 
her last convoy of the war — in latitude 52-52 
west, the St. Louis put about for home shores, 
in the hearts of all hands. 

But the work of the St. Louis did not cease with the armistice. 
November 21st found the cruiser at the Navy Yard, Portsmouth, 
N. H., ready to fit out for her next duty — that of assisting to bring 
home the lads who had helped make "the world safe for Democ- 
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IT might almost be said that the transformation of the St. Louis 
into a troop carrier was accomplished with the wave of a magi- 
cian's wand, so rapid was the change effected thru the co- 
operation and effort of the department heads. The cruiser was 
nearing home shores on her last convoy voyage when radio informa- 
tion was received that she was to be converted into a transport 
quickly and efficiently, speed and efficiency being watchwords of 
the Cruiser and Transport Force. 

Captain Lincoln immediately ordered the heads of departments 
to draw up plans for alterations that would fit the St. Louis for her 
new duty, and by the time the cruiser reached the yard at Ports- 
mouth the plans were ready. They were approved by the Yard and 
work started at once, this probably marking the first time that a 
yard had accepted complete plans formulated at sea. 



FITTING OUT AS A TRANSPORT 

Under orders from the Department, equipment save that 
necessary for the proper operation of the ship, was turned into store, 
and the complement of officers and men reduced to a minimum, in 
order to provide all possible space for troops. 

When the St. Louis left the Portsmouth Yard, December 17, 
1918, she was fitted with berths for 1,300 troops. Troop accommo- 
dations were later increased by a further reduction of equipment, 
including the removal of four six-inch guns, until on her sixth voyage 
the St. Louis was able to take care of 1,500 troops and 41 officers. 



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The first trip was without incident, the St. Louis leaving Brest 
January 3, 1919, after a stay of less than four days. On her maiden 
transport voyage the cruiser brought home 1,255 enlisted men and 
41 officers of the Army, including the 346th Field Artillery and a 
number of casuals, hailing principally from California, Oregon and 
Washington. 

A BATTLE WITH OLD NEPTUNE AND BOREAS 

Neptune and Boreas, as a reminder of the wild winter of 1917, 
made things lively on the second outward-bound transport trip, but 
it was a test which the officers and crew mastered with a display of 
their ready resource and seamanship. The St. Louis left New York 
January 22d, and two days later she was in the center of a terrific 
disturbance, with high breaking seas and a gale that howled and 
yammered to the tune of force 10. 

Altho the cruiser was tactfully held away under various courses 
and speeds, hove to before the blast, the sea at times, rearing and 
cresting in a furious cross, sent tons of green water tumbling over 
the decks, while the spray made a clean breech of the stacks. Spume 
spiraled aloft to the bridge, which was a-gurgle with three inches of 
water, and the fo'c'stle was a smother of froth, as the bows staggered 
from the billows in which, ever and anon, they buried themselves. 

MASTS CARRIED AWAY IN TEMPEST 
In the forenoon watch old Neptune dealt a destructive blow, 
when he launched a sea at the dinghy. The lashings were cut as if 
they were shoestrings and the dinghy, scarred and battered, fetched 
up against the smoke-stack stays. The old god of the winds, not to 
be outdone by his little playmate of the sea, proceeded to exhibit his 
prowess in the afternoon watch, sending a blast from his trumpet 
that knocked the main topmast off as if it were a pipe-stem. The 
main topmast, seemingly desirous of good company, carried away 
with it eight feet of the top of the fore topmast and the wireless 
antennae, the whole mass coming down in a tangled litter of the 
devil's own wreckage, crushing No. 6 searchlight and smashing the 
splinters out of a huge life raft. 

SEAMANSHIP? WHAT I MEAN, SAILOR! 

While the St. Louis lay hove to, her company, scoffing at wind 
and sea, set about clearing away the wreckage, and here officers and 

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men alike showed the elements another sample of fine seamanship . The 
maze of wireless antennae was untangled and reclaimed, the battered 
gear forward removed and the broken parts of the main topmast 
lashed to the remaining mast and the after bridge. It was nearly 
twelve hours before the tempest, outwitted, moderated, and by that 
time an auxiliary wireless antennae had been rigged and the St. Louis 
was proudly holding her course onward to Brest, where she arrived 
the first day of February, and where further temporary repairs were 
quickly made. 

On the homeward trip the elements were still in a contrary mood, 
but the voyage was negotiated in good time, the St. Louis arriving 
at New York February 21st, having on board, 1,294 men and 45 
officers of companies F and G, 161st Infantry. 

At New York the last vest age of the storm joust was removed 
and the St. Louis steamed again for Brest, March 4th. She re- 
mained at the French port but two days and was back at New York 
again on the 28th, with 1,318 men and 41 officers of the 148th 
Infantry, besides a large number of casuals. 

AND WE "FINISHED THE JOB" 

On her fourth trip the St. Louis remained at Brest four days, 
during which time many of" her officers and crew were afforded an 
opportunity .to see Paris assuming a peace-time garb. This time the 
cruiser brought home 1,280 men and 40 officers of the 307th 
Infantry (New York's Own) 77th Division, in addition to casuals, 
arriving at New York May 1st. 

But a little more than twenty-four hours, just time enough to 
coal and receive troops, was passed at Brest on the fifth expedition. 
The cruiser steamed into New York June 4th with 1,345 men and 
41 officers of the Army, including principally medaled heroes 
of the American Ambulance Corps, and 70 bluejackets home from 
overseas duty. 

On her sixth and final trip as a transport the St. Louis carried 41 
officers and 1,454 casuals of the Army and 50 enlisted men of the Navy. 

July 2nd, almost 2 years to a day from the time we first glimpsed 
foreign shores, with homeward bound pennant astream, we bid a 
last farewell to old Brest — the picturesque streets and the grim 
Chateau frowning above the landing where we had hopped over the 
gunwales for many a happy liberty. 

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Flag-dressed, a jaunty French sub-chaser romped with us thru 
the Golet out past Mengam and Les Fillettes. Soon the colored 
hills of France blurred and faded away; we watched Ushant, stately- 
beaconed outpost of the French coast, recede until it was lost to 
view in the late afternoon haze. 

A blue lateen, bending for port with a goodly catch, fluttered 
close aboard on our quarter. 

"Au revoir, bon Americain!" sang the light-hearted Breton 
fishermen, crystal spray drenching their yellow oilskins. 

And we set our course in the glittering pathway of the wester- 
ing sun . . . the long home trail . . . our bit of the job 
jini! 




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THE LIGHTER SIDE OF IT 

S seen thru the binoculars of Cecil E. Storm, 
U. S. N. R. F., a member of the crew of the 
St. Louis, who also drew the attractive art 
panels and decorations with which our booklet 
is illustrated. 



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HE St. Louis was commissioned in 1906 and is a 
protected cruiser of the first-class type, with a dis- 
placement of 10,500 tons, 424 feet long, 66 feet beam 
and drawing 24 feet 7 inches when fully laden. A 
number of the guns were removed to make way for 
troop spaces, but normally the cruiser's main bat- 
tery consists of fourteen 6-inch 50-caliber guns and 
her secondary battery of eighteen 3-inch 50-caliber 
guns. She mounts four 3-pounders and carries two 3-inch field- 
pieces for landing operations. 

Two 4-cylinder, vertical inverted triple-expansion reciprocating 
engines, developing 28,000 h. p., supply the driving power. During 
her trial spin the St. Louis made a speed of 22.5 knots over the 
measured course, and after her long period of peace and war service, 
her engines are still in first-class condition. 

Ordinarily, 33 officers and 681 enlisted men form the comple- 
ment of the cruiser. 




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IN MEMORIAM 

COMMANDER (M.C.) WALTER SCOTT HOEN, U.S.N. 
LIEUT. (M.C.) NORMAN KING, U.S.N. 



RASIL F. RRUMRAUGH, Fireman 1-c, U. S. N. 

HILRERT C. RELL, Seaman 2-c, U. S. N. 

CHARLES E. GIRSON, Seaman 2-c, U. S. N. R. F. 



GO 



ROSTER OF 
LINE, STAFF AND WARRANT OFFICERS 

Officers who served aboard the St. Louis during the war and 
following the signing of the Armistice : 

CAPTAIN M. E. TRENCH, U. S. N. 

CAPTAIN WALDO EVANS, U. S. N. 

CAPTAIN AMON BRONSON, U. S. N. 

CAPTAIN G. S. LINCOLN, U. S. N. 

CAPTAIN (M. C.) C. N. FISKE, U. S. N. 

CAPTAIN D. R. FOX, U. S. M. C. 

CAPTAIN J. A. POULTER, U. S. M. C. 

CAPTAIN H. R. SEARLES, U. S. C. G. 

COMMANDER GUY WHITLOCK, U. S. N. 

COMMANDER R. L. STOVER, U. S. N. 

LIEUT.-COMMANDER V. S. HOUSTON, U. S. N. 

LIEUT.-COMMANDER J. C. LATHAM, U. S. N. 

LIEUT.-COMMANDER R. A. HALL, U. S. N. 

LIEUT.-COMMANDER W. E. CHEADLE, U. S. N. 

LIEUT.-COMMANDER F. A. L. VOSSLER, U. S. N. 

LIEUT.-COMMANDER S. W. KING, U. S. N. 

LIEUT.-COMMANDER H. W. LYON, U. S. N. R. F. 

LIEUT.-COMMANDER THEODORE NELSON, U. S. N. R. F. 

LIEUT.-COMMANDER (P. C.) R. B. LUPTON, U. S. N. (Ret.) 

LIEUT.-COMMANDER (M. C. D. S.) J. V. McALPINE, U. S. N. 

MAJOR J. Q. ADAMS, U. S. M. C. 

LIEUT. (P. C.) C. R. SIES, U. S. N. (T.) 

LIEUT. T. A. SOLBERG, U. S. N. 

LIEUT. F. C. WISKER, U. S. N. (T.) (G.) 

LIEUT. CHARLES DUNNE, U. S. N. (T.) (M.) 

LIEUT. L. D. WEBB, U. S. N. (T.) (G.) 

LIEUT. F. F. KUTZ, U. S. N. 

LIEUT. J. P. BROWN, U. S. N. 

LIEUT. M. W. POWERS, U. S. N. 

LIEUT. S. W. TAY, U. S. N. R. F. 

LIEUT. J. A. McKEOWN, U.S. N. R. F. 

LIEUT. J. L. ARMSTRONG, U. S. N. R. F. 

LIEUT. G. E. LINK, U. S. N. R. F. 

LIEUT. R. W. CLARK, U. S. N. R. F. 

LIEUT. NELSON TAYLOR, U. S. N. R. F. 

LIEUT. (M. C.) E. C. CARR, U. S. N. 

LIEUT. (M. C.) S. A. FUQUA, U. S. N. 

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LIEUT. A. C. HOYT, U. S. N. (T.) 

LIEUT. H. K. KOEBIG, U. S. N. R. F. 

LIEUT. O. H. RITCHIE, U. S. N. 

LIEUT. C. W. WRIGHT, U. S. N. R. F. 

LIEUT. (P. C.) R. C. REED, U. S. N. 

LIEUT. (M. C. D. S.) M. L. WEISSBERGER, U. S. N. R. F. 

FIRST LIEUT. L. C. DEVEAUX, U. S. M. C. 

LIEUT. (J. G.) (CH. C.) W. W. EDEL, U. S. N. 

LIEUT. (J. G.) L. M. PALMER, U. S. N. (T.) (G.) 

LIEUT. (J. G.) J. E. DONAHUE, U. S. N. R. F. 

LIEUT. (J. G.) H. W. ENGEL, U. S. N. R. F. 

LIEUT. (J. G.) M. J. HAGEMAN, U. S. N. R. F. 

LIEUT. (J. G.) H. L. KILER, U. S. N. R. F. 

LIEUT. (J. G.) H. S. RYERSON, U. S. N. R. F. 

LIEUT. (J. G.) S. E. GUILD, U. S. N. R. F. 

LIEUT. (J. G.) G. S. SILSBEE, U. S. N. R. F. 

LIEUT. (J. G.) E. T. HAMMOND, U. S. N. (T.) (B.) 

LIEUT. (J. G.) W. D. AUSTIN, U. S. N. 

LIEUT. (J. G.) W. H. MEYER, U. S. N. (T.) (G.) 

LIEUT. (J. G.) L. E. CLIFFORD, U. S. N. (T.) 

LIEUT. (J. G.) J. F. ROBBINS, U. S. N. R. F. 

LIEUT. (J. G.) (M. C. D. S.) C. C. JONES, U. S. N. 

LIEUT. (J. G.) A. J. PORTER, U. S. N. 

LIEUT. (J. G.) A. B. PROVOST, U. S. N. (T.) (M.) 

LIEUT. (J. G.) A. D. BROWN, U. S. N. 

LIEUT. (J. G.) C. E. OLSEN, U. S. N. 

LIEUT. (J. G.) E. P. NOLAN, U. S. N. R. F. 

ENSIGN O. P. SHATTUCK, U. S. N. 

ENSIGN E. P. JACKSON, U. S. N. 

ENSIGN V. C. BIXBY, U. S. N. 

ENSIGN C. C. ROUNDS, U. S. N. 

ENSIGN E. D. KEARN, U. S. N. 

ENSIGN DIXIE KIEFER, U. S. N. 

ENSIGN C. J. CULBERT, U. S. N. R. F. 

ENSIGN R. G. WARREN, U. S. N. R. F. 

ENSIGN J. L. TAYLOR, U. S. N. 

ENSIGN T. J. TAYLOR, U. S. N. 

ENSIGN A. J. STROM, U. S. N. 

ENSIGN T. H. SNYDER, U. S. N. 

ENSIGN J. K. STEVENSON, U. S. N. 

ENSIGN S. L. OLIVER, U. S. N. 

ENSIGN E. V. HAND, U. S. N. 

ENSIGN W. F. OLSEN, U. S. N. R. F. 

ENSIGN J. L. ROYHERY, U. S. N. R. F. 

ENSIGN L. E. BURWELL, U. S. N. R. F. 

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ENSIGN H. G. MILLINGTON, U. S. N. R. F. 
ENSIGN C. E. KIESER, U. S. N. R. F. 
ENSIGN F. H. WIGHT, U. S. N. R. F. 
ENSIGN A. C. STEVENS, U. S. N. R. F. 
ENSIGN LEONARD STOCK (JR.), U. S. N. R. F. 
ENSIGN D. M. TAYLOR, IT. S. N. R. F. 
ENSIGN F. A. DIXON, U. S. N. R. F. 
ENSIGN R. L. WILLIAMS, U. S. N. R. F. 
ENSIGN F. S. WOODRUFF, U. S. N. R. F. 
ENSIGN J. J. SHIPLEY, U. S. N. R. F. 
ENSIGN J. D. RYALL, U. S. N. R. F. 
ENSIGN R. T. BOOKMYER, U. S. N. R. F. 
ENSIGN H. E. SMALL, U. S. N. R. F. 
ENSIGN H. F. PARKS, U. S. N. R. F. 
ENSIGN (P. C.) C. A. MORTON, U. S. N. R. F. 
ENSIGN B. V. GOEPFERT, U. S. N. (T.) 
ENSIGN (P. C.) J. W. NORTON, U. S. N. R. F. 
ENSIGN F. U. WEIGERT, U. S. N. (T.) 
BOATSWAIN LEE McINTYRE, U. S. N. (T.) 
CARPENTER SAUL BLUMBERG, U. S. N. (T.) 
CARPENTER R. J. LEAHY, U. S. N. 
GUNNER F. C. SZEHNER, U. S. N. (E.) (T.) 
GUNNER E. L. NEWELL, U. S. N. (E.) 
CHIEF MACHINIST G. GROWNEY, U. S. N. , 
MACHINIST J. R. WILLIAMS, U. S. N. (T.) 
MACHINIST G. E. PLUMB, U. S. N. (T.) 
MACHINIST L. F. BUSSEY, U. S. N. (T.) 
PAY CLERK C. K. SMYTH, U. S. N. 
PAY CLERK (ACT.) J. D. HALSEY, U. S. N. 
PHARMACIST C. E. CRANE, U. S. N. (T.) 



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ROSTER OF CHIEF PETTY OFFICERS 



Chief Petty Officers who served aboard the St. Louis during the 
war and following the signing of the Armistice. Two stars denotes 
the two war service chevron period, and one star the one chevron 
period. 



*Edwin H. Akina, C. Q. M. 
Forbes L. Baker, C. M. M. 

* "Henry E. Barker, C. S. K. 

Oscar Beregn, C. M. M. 

* "Raymond A. Bartlett, C. E. (G). 

Frank L. Bevier, C. Phm. M. 

* "Chester A. Bland, C. Yeo. 

George Blaydes, C. W. T. 

Albert E. Bogdon, C. Q. M. 
""Harold Bonser, C. Q. M. 

Carl J. Buck, C. Yeo. 

Luther L. Bullard, C. Yeo. 
"Albert H. Buzhardt, C. Phm. M. 
""Owen E. Chapman, C. G. M. 

* "Elmer Chowning, C. M. M. 
""John F. Daly, C. W. T. 
""Harry B. Davis, C. W. T. 
""John T. Delaney, C. W. T. 

George M. Eichel, C. C. S. 

John H. Fischer, C. Phm. M. 
""Fred Foack, C. G. M. 
**Arthur R. Franzwa, C. Yeo. 
""Orval A. George, C. C. M. 

John G. Grubele, C. Phm. M. 

George Gullufsen, C. Phm. M. 

Clarence D. Hall, C. E. (G). 

William G. Hatz, C. B. M. 
""John B. Heinen, C. C. M. 
""Chester I. Hendricks, C. E. (G). 
**EarlC. Hiett, C. M. M. 

Walter A. Holt, C. G. M. 

* "George Howard, C. Q. M 

* "Louis Iseke, C. M. M. 

* "David S. Julie n, C. Yeo. 



* "Russell W. Keller, C. Yeo. 

John L. Kelly, C. M. M. 
""William D. Kirke, C. W. T. 
""Earl A. Lander, C. E. (R). 

* "Earnest M. Lincoln, C. M. M. 

Ole R. Lucken, C. G. M. 
George W. McCarthy, C. Sk. 
Willis J. McCaleb, C. Yeo. 
James F. McCarthy, C. B. M. 

* "Daniel McDonald, C. W. T. 

Walter A. Marcotte, C. M. M. 
""Harry L. Meyer, C. M. M. 
""William J. Mudge, C. B. M. 

Thomas T. Miles, C. Yeo. 
""John C. Murphy, C. W. T. 

Gustav W. Oflung, C. B. M. 

Lew D. Ranney, C. G. M. 

* "Douglass H. Sears, C. M. M. 

* "Alexander M. Selover, C. Yeo. 

Ernest H. Schielei, C. E. (G). 
Frederick Schultz, C. B. M. 

* "Robert C. Scott, C. B. M. 

Charles Snyder, C. W. T. 

* "Joseph R. Tempera, C. R, (G). 

Arthur C. Temple, C. C. S. 

"Walter M. Thomas, Bandmaster 

Thomas A. Todd, C. E. (G) 
""John S. Townsend, C. M. M. 

Daniel Yandermast, C. G. M. 
"James J. Welsh, C. Q. M. 

Christopher Whelan, C. M. M. 
**William R. Whittington, C. M. M. 

* "Gerhard Warne, C. W. T. 

* "William D. Withers, C. Yeo. 



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ROSTER OF THE CREW 

There follows the names of men who served aboard the St. Louis 
during the war and following the signing of the Armistice, many 
of them being attached for the entire period. Those whose names 
are prefixed by two stars are entitled to wear two war service chev- 
rons; those with one star, one chevron. 



Abbott, HoraceH. 
Abel, Herbert. 
Abernathy, Charles A. 
Abrigo, Jose B. 

* Adams, Almar R. 
♦Adams, John S. 

* Adams, Joseph J. 
Adams, Justice C. 
Addington, James A. 

**Ager, Grant E. 
**Aird, George T. 

A it ken, Andrew W. 
*Alana, Joseph. 

Albiez, Harry E. 

Albright, Kenneth C. 

Alexander, James P. 
** Alfonso, Jose. 

Allen, Arthur E. 
♦Allen, Nathan A. 

Allison, Gerald B. 

Alt man, Herman E. 

Amnions, Emmet. 

Andermann, John W. 

Anderson, Alex. R. 

Anderson, Earl. 

Anderson, Ray H. 

Anderson, Vance M. 

Anderson, Walter A. 

Andrews, James H. 

Andriska, Paul. 

Aplin, Warren A. 

Arata, Marco L. 

Archer, George W. 
♦♦Armer, Joseph D. 

Armknecht, Henry F. 

Arnott, George E. 

Arrowood. Daniel A. 
**Ashcroft, Harold D. 

Ashley, Sidney W. 
** Ashley, William M. 

Attebery, Clarence R. 

Atterbery, Howard C. 

August, Theodore H. 

Austin, Alva C. 
♦Austin, Paul H. 

Austin, Raymond S. 



Axx, Myron G. 
**Ayala, Juan P. 

Ayres, Milton P. 

Azzinaro, John P. 
♦Bacigalupo, Lewis. 

Backmann, Frank J. 
♦♦Bagnes, Harry 

♦Bailey, Clarence A. 
♦♦Baird, Allan A. 
♦Baker, Charles M. 
♦Baker, George H. 

Baker, Jackson T. 

Baker, Russell 
♦♦Baker, William J. 
♦♦Baldwin, Fred L. 

Ball, Carl S. 

Ball, Robert E. L. 
♦♦Balovich, Toney J. 

Bane, Earnest. 

Bangiban, Emilio. 

Banker, Earl J. 

Banks, Henry G. 

Banzon, Urbano. 

Barker, George. 
* ♦Barkes, James A. 
♦Barkley, William E. 

Barnes, Charles P. 

Barnes, Claude S. 

Barnes, Ralph. 
♦♦Barnett, Jesse C. 

Barrett, Lewis M. 
♦Barrows, Walter H. 
♦Barton, Charles O. 

Bates, Ralph B. 

Batten, Waldo G. 

Batuyong, Genaro. 

Baudistel, John J. E. 

Baughn, Fletcher L. 
♦Baumann, Charles. 

Bayer, Oscar. 
♦Bayes, Hobert L. 

Baylador, Mauricio. 
♦♦Beal, Charles J. 

Beatty, Lloyd E. 

Bechtold, John. 

Beckham, Douglas R. 



♦Beck, Albert J. 
♦Beckhart, Lloyd F. 
Beckstead, Weslev M. 
♦Beck with, Edward L. 
♦Bedell, Merill E. 
Beechert, George F., Jr. 
♦♦Beerman, Otto M. 
Behan, John L. 
Belcher, Ward C. 
Bellew, O. R. Singleton. 
Bellew, John P. 
Bellion, John. 
♦♦Benedict, Frank. 
Benedict, William R. 
Bennett, Charles M. 
♦Bennett, Reuben C. 
Benson, Leon C. 
♦♦Bent, David K., Jr. 

♦Bent, Everett L. 
♦♦Bent, Henry. 
♦Bentley, Joseph A. 
Benzick, Edward. 
♦Best, Thomas W. 
Bevan, William H. 
♦Bienvenu, Joseph A. 
Black, Addison F. 
♦♦Blair, Andrew 
♦♦Bland, Harrv H. 
♦♦Bland, Vern W. 
Blank, Arthur R. 
Blankenship, Elton R. 
♦Blondin, Fred F. 
♦Boaz, Herbert S. 
Bobo, George W. 
♦♦Boeniger, Henry A. 
Boenke, Harold E. R. 
Boland, Martin J. 
♦♦Bonilla, Milton S. 
Bonnell, Rex J. 
♦Bonner, Edward C. 
♦♦Book, Arthur J. 
Boong-Galing, Felix. 
♦Borg, August H. 
Borow, Michael. 
♦Bosse, Anthony. 
♦♦Bouldin, Kenneth J. 



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*Boussum, Roy E. 

Boutin, Arthur J. 
** Bowman, Claude I. 

Boyd, Nathan M. 
**Bovd, Robert N. 
*Brackett, Randolph C. 
*Bradbury, William E. 

Bradley, Arthur P. 

Bradley, William M. 

Brady, Edward W. 

Brandis, Frederick A. 
**Brauer, Frederick A. 
*Breason, Harold A. 

Breslin, Thomas A. 

Breslin, Thomas M. 

Brewer, Walter C. 
**Brittain, George D. 

Brooke, Gilbert D. 

Brooks, Phillips. 
*Broughton, Thomas L. 

Brouss, Anthony T. 

Brown, Alfred W. 

Brown, Cyril E. 

Brown, Larkin H. 

Brown, Luther J. 
**Brown, Merle L. 

Brown, Ralph B. 

Brown, William A. 
*Brownell, Arthur C. 

Broyles, James C. 
**Brunner, Arnold W. 

Brunner, Rudolph M. 

Brunton, Perry M. 
**Buchanan, George. 
**Buck, Jesse A. 
**Bucklev, Earl E. 
**Bulfinch, Fred E. 
*Bulklev, Clifford G. 
*Bullock, William L. 
*Burall, Charles R. 

Burch, George R. 

*Burgner, James K. 

**Burnett, Major M. 

Burnett, William R. 
**Burney, Dwight W. 

Burns, Edward A. 

Burns, Roy G. 
** Bur ton, Dudley H. 

Burton, Harrv C. 
*Bush, John W. 

Butcher, Jay W. 

Butler, Emery F. 

Butler, John T. 

Butz, Peter. 

Buyers, Herman J. 

ftuzan, Aura J. 

Cahill, Clarence V. 

Cahill, John F. 

Cain, John W. 

Calback, Robert J. 



Callahan, Michael J. 

Campbell, Fred C. 

Canary, Joseph A. 

Canby, James V. 
*Canfield, Ansley. 

Cannon, Charles J. 
*Capek, Frank A. 

Capone, Felix. 
*Carey, Simon D. 
*Carley, Frank P. 
*Carlone, Joseph A. 
*Carlson, Henry E. 
*Carney, Joseph M. 

Carnicle, Marion C. 

Carpenello, Jerry 

Carr, Adolph J. N. 

Carr, Philip S. 

Carrillo, Antonio J. 

Carroll, Braxton S. 

Carroll, Joseph. 

Carter, Toy J. 
*Casey, John J. 

Cassidy, Ralph I. 

Castalde, Sal vat ore R. 

Castro, Francis B. 

Catapang, Pedro M. 

Cattorini, George A. 

Causey, Marion C. 
*Caya, George. 
*Cersosimo, Nicholas P. 

Chamberlain, Harold A. 
**Chan, Harry K. 
*Chase, Melvin D. 

Cheadle, Charles R. 

Chester, Harry S. 
*Childers, Lawrence L. 
**Chrisman, Earl C. 

Christensen, Percy M. 

Christie, Thomas. 

Church, James F. 

Clabaugh, John E. 

Clark, George S. 
*Clark, William M. 

Clark, William P. 

Clarke, George D. 

Clarke, Robert M. 
*Class, Harry M. 

Clay, Ernest E. 
**Clayton, Dewey L. 

*Clerv, Francis M. 
* Cleveland, Herbert M. 

Clifton, John. 
*Clinton, Joseph. 

Clodius, Arthur O. 
*Coates, Maurice E. 

Coates, Roy A. 
*Coats, William A. L. 
*Cochran, Wallace. 

Cohen, Louis. 

Colada, Pio. 



Cole, Edward T. 
Coligan, John R. 
**Collins, John E. 
Columbia, Edmund D. 
Concannon, James B. 
Connell, Clifford L. 
Conner, Altamont G. 
*Connin, Walter A. 
*Cooney, William E. 
*Cooper, Harvey B. 
Cooper, Richard F. 
Cooper, Robert W. 
**Copeland, Horace W. 
Cordero, Stephen L. 
Cornelius, George P. 
*Corrinet, Maurice C. 
Cota, Adelphia J. 
**Cota, Alfonso A. 
**Cota, Joseph E. 
*Cota, Thomas J. 
Cottriel, Andrew J. 
**Cottriel, William H. 
Couey, Walter W. 
Cowgill, Paul L. 
Craig, Clifford C. 
*Craig, Sam A. 
*Craigmile, William E. 
*Crald, Cicero, Jr. 
**Creager, Emory C. 
*Creamer, Albert. 
Cregger, Bert E. 
**Crissey, Foster L., Jr. 
Critchlow, David M. 
Cross, Verdi B. 
*Cross, William. 
Crouch, Luther M. 
Crowder, James A. 
*Crum, Carl F. 
Cruthirds, George A. 
Cuberly, Oliver C. 
Cunningham, John T. 
Cunningham, Nicholas A. 
**Cupp, Luther M. 
Currier, Dana W. 
Curry, William J. 
Curtis, Thomas F. 
**Curtiss, Rollin M. 
Cusick, Ehrman S. 
**Cutter, Edward A. 
*Czerwinski, Clarence C. 
Dago, Klaasen G. 
Dalphond, Joseph A. 
**Daly, Charles P. 
**Daly, Charles W. 
Daniels, Leo F. 
Darling, Grover C. 
Darling, Leon W. 
**Darlington, Harvey S. 
*Daszkiewicz, Walter J. 
Davis, Albert. 



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Davis, Charley J. 
Davis, Charlie T. 
* Davis, Iver S. 
**Davis, John W. 
**Davis, Joseph F. 

Davis, Leroy. 
**Davis, Wallace R. 
*Dav, Clarence W. 
**Dean. Clyde 
Deanburg, Joe. 
Dechaux, John H. 
Deemer, Carl. 
*Deering, Lawrence A. 
DeFelice, Michael 
De Grado, Andrew. 
*De la Cruz, Andres. 
**De la Guerra, Louis. 
**Dellarocco, Dominico. 
Demara, Albert. 
*Dembner, Philip. 
*Dempsey, Joseph A. 
De Muyser, Arthur W. 
**Denman, Kenneth M. 

De Sota, Virgil M. 
**De Silva, Joseph A. 
*Devereaux, Leon E. 
Devine, Robert E. 
**De Witt, Warren T. 
*Dibbern, William C. 
Dickerson, Thomas D. 
*Diefenderfer, Philip A. 
**Dillon, John F. 
Dingman, Henry W. 
*Dinkins, Charles T. 
Dinkins, Robert W. 
**Doan, Lafayette L. 
*Dobrowolski, Herbert W. 
Dolan, John L. 
*Dollar, Leo A. 
*Donaghe, Furman O. 
*Donnelly, Francis J. 
Donnelly, Hugh P. 
*Donovan, Michael H. 
Dooley, Frank R. 
Dooley, Harry J. 
Dor an, James M. 
Doran, Joseph F. 
Dornberger, Fred W. 
**Dougherty, Philip D. 
Douglas, Roy C. 
Dowd, John W. 
**Drake, Oliver P. 
Drellinger, Henry. 
*Drewes, Frederick W. 
Driscoll, Timothy J. 
*Drury, Oscar F. 
*Dudley, DennisF. 
**Dugas, Danerville. 
*Duggan, James F. 
Duncan, Hamilton P. 



**Duncan, William B. 
**Dunn, George K. 

*Dunshee, Walter G. 
**Durborow, William G. 
**Dwyre, Max M. 
Eak, John J. 
*Eakman, Richard M. 
Eason, Harvey T. 
Easterday, Claud E. 
Eder, Joseph W. 
Edmonds, Calvin N. 
**Edwards, Charles E. 
*Eggleston, Wilford E. 
Ehrgott, Daniel F. 
Eiden, Paul J. L. 
**Elder. Floyd M. 
*Eldredge, Chester C. 
Eller, Adam. 
*Elliott, Charlie S. 
Elliott, Louis E. 
Ellis, Harry. 
**Emerick, John. 
Eminger, Anton 
Emmons, Harold M. 
*Empey, Garfield. 
Encina, Candido. 
English, Joseph F. 
**Engmark, Albion G. 
Enochson, Arthur R. 
Eppstein, Harold. 
*Erlbeck, William A. 
Espinosa. Edward J. 
Esterbrook, Lyal P. 
Ethier, Sudzsic. 
**Evans, Arthur. 
*Evans, Arthur C. 
Fairchild, Anthony 
**Fairfax, Clarence F. 
Fallon, James P. 
Farino, Angelo. 
**Farnsworth, Leigh L. 
Farraher, Martin J. 
*Faschnact, Leroy M. 
Fawcett, Jasper R. 
*Fawcett, Paul W. 
Feeley, Joseph P. 
Fehler, Henry. 
Feller, Joseph. 
**Ferr, Francis H. 
Fetterhoff, Sumner L. 
*Fewster, Leonard. 
*Fields, Marvin. 
Field, Richard W. 
Finch, Breynton R. 
Finch, Gray 
**Finley, Charles E. 
*Finnelly, Timothy. 
Finnigan, Andrew J. 
*Fischer, William F. 



Fisher, Benjamin A. 

Fisher, Thomas A. 
**Fitch, James G. 

Fitch, William D. 

Fleming, Frank J. 

Fleming, Bryce Y. 

Fletcher, Thomas E., Jr. 
**Flick, Robert 

Flowers, James R. 

Flynn, Alexander T. 

Foran, Francis J. 
**Forbush, Frank W. 

Ford, Joseph J. 
*Ford, Robert W. 

Formentos, Calixto. 

Forster, Emil G. 
**Forteza, Felicisimo. 

Foss, Clarence W. 
*Foss, Clarence W. 

Foster, Joseph W. 

Fowler, Kenneth C. 

Foxen, Raymond J. 

Foxwell, William N. 
**Frank, Charles W. 

Franke, Theodore. 
**Franks, John. 
*Franksen, Herman. 
*Frantzen, Theodore, Jr. 

Frascati, Charles C. 

Frazier, Francis R. 

Frederick, Albert E. 

Freeman, George E. 

Freeman, William F. 

Friedly, Earl R. 

Frorlich, Foster. 

Fuchs, Charles M. 

Fuller, Charles J. 

Fusaro, William H. 
**Futch, Vitus A. 

Futrell, Charles 

Fyson, Hubert E. 
*Gabbennesch, John P. 

Gaboy, Miguel. 

*Gain, Wilbert H. 

**Galgani, Louis C. 

*Gallagher, John J. 

**Galley, Harry O. 

Galvin, Thomas J. 
**Ganser, Oliver C. 
*Gant, James H. 

Gardner, Joseph M. 
*Garinger, Fred W. 
**Garner, Lloyd. 

Garrett, Benjamin. 

Garriott, Simon G. 

Garry, John J. 

Garvey, George A. 
*Garvey, Patrick T. 

Geffney, William L. 

*Gendron, Herman J. 



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*Gerken, William R. 
Gerlander, Frederick H. E. 
**Gerow, Sterling E. 
**Gerum, Roger M. 
Gex, Campbell. 
Giddens, William H. 
*Gilbart, Warren L. 
♦Gilbert, John W. 
*Gill, Arthur D. 
*GiU, John 
Gill, Leonard J. 
Gillespie, Herlie P. 
*Gillis, Frank M. 
*Gilloly, Thomas J. 
**Gilman, James. 
**Gipson, William C. 
*Given, Harry B. 
Glassburner, George B. 
Glassman, Max. 
Goetz, Matthias. 
*Goger, Howard E. 
Goggia, John, Jr. 
Goldberg, David. 
Golden, William L. 
*Goldrick, John J. 
Gomes, Antone P. 
**Gomes, Jesse A. 
Gomez, Anton J. 
Goodman, Charles G. 
Goodridge, Herbert F. 
**Good\vin, Ray. 
Gorton, James 
Goss, Robert A. 
**Goss, Robert A. 
**Gowen, Burrell L. 
Graham, Edward H. 
*Graham, James D. 
Graham, James D. 
Graham, Raymond C. 
Grant, Garnett E. 
*Grant, George E. 
Gray, James. 
Gray, Jesse A. 
*Gra3^, John. 
Green, Arthur E. 
Greenan, James. 
Greenwood, James F. 
*Gregory, Robert H. 
Grenier, Clovis A. 
Griffen, John T. 
**Griffin, Felix B. 
*Griggs, Herbert. 
Grimes, John M. 
Grohs, Frederick J. 
**Grondona, Frank J. 
Gronic, Stanley. 
Grove, Albert. 
**Grove, Harold E. 
Grove, Robert. 
Grundy, Harold A. 



*Hackett, Walt H. 

Hackmeier, Louis. 
*Hadley, Harold F. 
*Hagan, Mark L. 

Haight, Paul S. 

Hall, Burton M. 
*Hall, Clarence A. 

Hall, Henry. 
**Hall, Vernice H. 
*Hall, William J. 
*Hallowell, Arthur E. 
*Hancock, Chester L. 
**Hanley, Leland S. 

Hansen, Arthur L. 

Hansen, Frank W. 
*Hardin, Glenn W. 

Hargraves, Roger A. 
**Harkins, Donnie S. 
*Harkins, Harry H. 

Harkins, William R. 

Harmon, John R. 

Harnish, Paul B. 

Harper, Wilmer W. 
**Harrington, John B. 

Harriott, Lloyd C. 

Harris, Charles W. 

Harrison, John. 
**Harriss, Harvey H. 
**Harriss, James G. 
*Harry, George K. 
*Hart, Bert W., Jr. 
**Hartford, George W. 

*Hartman, David E. 
**Hartman, Rudolph C. 

Hartman, Paul J. 
*Harvey, Steward T. 
*Haskin, Howard B. 
*Haskins, Wilson A. 

Hathaway, Herbert E. 
*Haukedahl, Oscar G. 

Hawkes, Leon E. 

Hawkins, Robert T. 

Hayes, George L. 
*Haynes, John K. 

Haynes, Robert F. 
* Haywood, Arnold C. 

Hazen, Roy A. 
**Hector, Anthony J. 

Hedge, Delmar E. 
*Heggstrom, Albert E. 

Heigl, Joseph. 
*Hein, John J. 

Heine, John J. 
*Heinze, Anker F. 
*Henegar, Clarence J. 
*Henkels, Alfred F., Jr. 

Hennessy, Thomas M. 

Hennion, Harry M. 
*Henson, Wesley J. 

Herendeen, Burr R. 



**Herring, Barney E. 

*Herye, Hugo D. . 

Heslcn, Michael J. 

Hesser, Fred. 
*Heverly, Howard L. 

Hibbard, Joseph O. 
*Hickey, William .1. 

Hickman, Floyd N. 
**Hileman, John G. 

Hill, Herbert M. 

Hill, Verne L. 

Himmler, Willis C. 

Hiner, Joseph. 

Hingley, Edward E. 
**Hinton, George N. 

*Hobble, Rowland H. 
**Hochfeld, Harry. 

Hodges, Charles R. 

Hodd, Tennyson. 
*Hoffmeister, Lee B. 

Hoffritz, Edward J. 

Hofmann, Carl. 

Hofstetter, Emil. 
*Hoisington, Carl W. 

Holcombe, Edward R. 

Holcombe, Richard A. 

Holden, Clarence. 

Holibaugh, Edward D. 
*Hollinshead, Forman P. 

Holman, Paul A. 

Holmes, Albert L. 

Honan, Joseph P. 

Hooper, Robert L. 
*Hoover, Ernest E. 

Horr, Henry. 
*Horst, James E. 

Horst, Wallace P. 

Horton, Russel F. 

Houchins, Edgar E. 

Houston, Virgil H. 
* Howard, Elmer L. 
**Howard, John R. 
*Howard, William R. 
*Howe, James R. 

Howell, Carl E. 
*Hresko, John. 
*Hubbard, Ernest J. 
*Huffman, James B. 
*Hughes, Peter T. 

Hughes, Sylvester. 
**Hughes, Thomas M. 
*Hulen, Frank J. 

Hummel, Julius W. 

Hunt, Harry J. 

Hunt, Joel E. 

*Hunt, Joel E. 

**Hunt, Moses J. 

Hunter, Bert K. 

Hunter, Robert W. 

Hunter, Willie A. 



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Huntington, Willard J. 

Hurd, Virgil S. 

Hurley, Reuben B. 
"Hustad, Peter A. 

Hutchinson, Claude. 
**Iliff, Herbert B. 

Ingersoll, John J. 
*Inkster, John R. 
**Iona, Walter. 

Irish, Guy H. 
"Irvin, Lambert L. 
*Irvine, Carl. 
*Irvine, Frank C. 
**Jaap, Walter M. 

Jacobs, Stanley R. 

Jaconovich, Jacob. 
*James, Charles. 

Jameson, Rex. 

Jamison, Ralph W. 

Janisch, Arthur. 

Jaquith, Willie L. 
""Jaster, Anthony A. 

Jelf, Wayne P. 

* Jenkins, George M. 
Jensen, Chris. H. 
Jensen, Norman B. 

"Jepson, William H. 

Jernigan, Johnnie F. 

Jerrue, William A. 
**Jeswald, Nicholas M. 
** Jeter, William W. Jr. 
**Johanson, Edwin. 

* Johns, Joseph H. 
Johnson, Albert H. 
Johnson, Arthur W. 
Johnson, Carl A. 
Johnson, Carl S. 

*Johnson, David F. 
"Johnson, Edwin J. 

Johnson, Evar G. 

Johnson, George E. 

Johnson, George W. 
** Johnson, Harry. 
"Johnson, Harry A. C. 
*Johnson, John A. 

Johnson, John G. 
"* Johnson, Leroy. 
"Johnson, Otis E. 

Johnson, Otto. 
"Johnson, Philip E. 

Johnson, Robert J. 

Johnsson, Carl G. 
"Johnston, Leroy W. 

Johnston, Will L. 
*Jones, Abel. 
"Jones, Carlos. 

Jones, Clifford J. 

Jones, Francis P. 
**Jones, Leroy D. 

Jones, Lewis P. 



*Jones, Robert L. 

Jones, Robert R. 
*Jones, William R. 

Joscelyn, Guy. 

* "Juarez, Albert A. 

Juarez, Frank J. 

Judge, Peter F. 

Judge, Stephen R. 
"Junius, Henry. 
"Kahle, Leroy. 

Kahn, Victor. 
""Kalaukoa, Joseph. 
""Kama, Frederick. 

Kaminski, Edward. 

Kamp, Alex P. 

Kane, Harold T. 

Kane, Robert M. 

Kaufman, Vera. 

Kearney, John J. 
"Kearney, Philip F. 

Keenan, Frank M. 

Keenan, Joseph J. 
**Keeton, Ronald T. 

Keffer, Charles S. 
"Kehoe, Arthur F. 

Keholm, Peter. 

Keirlie, Thomas. 
**Keliiaa, John. 
*Kellar, Albert B. 

Kellenbach, William L. 
*Kelley, John D. 
*Kelley, Robert S. 

Kelley, Walter J. 
"Kelly, William H. 

Kelly, John H. 

Kelly, Maryland J. 

Kelsey, Theodore H. 

Kelso, Grant L. 

Kemmler, Edward D. 

Kemp, William A. 

Kemp, Wyatt. 

Kendall, Thomas W. 

* "Kennedy, Jerimiah W. 
"Kenny, Edward P. 

Kephart, Stephen E. 

Kessinger, Boyd 

Key, Keeton. 
""Keyes, Harry L. 
"Keyes, Harry W. 
"Kiehle, Henry L. 

Kilbane, Michael F. 

* "Kiler, Chester L. 
""Kiler, Elza L. 

* "Killing, Robert A. 
"Kindler, Raymond M. 
"King, Colman F. 
"King, Edward M. 

King, Stanley C. 

King, Loran T. 

"Kirby, George E. 



Kirk, Homer L. 

Kirkland, Alfonso R. 
""Kirkwood, Hiland G. 
""Kirkwood, Merseman L. 

Kirsten, Otto C. 

Kistler, William W. 

Klecka, Joseph W. 

Klemp, Arthur R. 

Knearl, Fred H. 

Knies, John D. 

Kniffen, Charles A. 
* "Knight, Willet F. 
"Knighten, Lloyd. 

Kniss, Michael E. 

Knoll, Stanley. 

Knott, Bernard G. 
"Knowlton, Paul G. 

Knox, Clyde F. 

Kochanski, Edward J. 

Kogel, Charles. 

Kokoruda, Joseph A. 

Kolling, Robert A. 
""Kolster, Daniel A. H. 

Kopke, Herbert A. 

Kotis, Harry. 

Kramer, Daniel J. 

Kregler, William G. 

Kreitzberg, William. 
"Krejci, Frank J. 

Kretschmer, Robert. 
"Kriz, Joseph. 

Krohn, Bruno F. 
"Krohn, Henry'E. 

Kros, Edward W. 

Kuehne, Harold R. 

Kuhns, William M. 
""Kunkel, Karl E. O. 

Kuny, Alfred D. 
"Kunze, Erwin A. 

Kurtz, Carl W. 

""Kuykendall, A. I. 

"Lacour, Henry J. 

"Lacour, Oliver K. 

"LaCovev, Edward B. 

Ladd, Edward H. 
""LaFazio, Antone. 

Lain, Charles W. 

Lake, Jalmer. 

LaLanne, Frank. 

Lamb, Harry A. 
"Lambert, Leroy. 

Lamonica, Joseph. 
"Lampe, Herman C. 

Landenberger, Bernard H. 

Lane, Clayton. 

Lane, Arthur F. 

Landingham, Earl C. 

Lang, Frank. 

Lang, George J. 



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Langmack, Henry T. 
Larimer, Ralph A. 
Larsen, Viggo H. 
Larson Charles C. 
* Larson, Iven A. 
*Lasley, Calvin H. 
**Laureta, Guillermo. 
Lavanlt, Adrian R. 
Lawrence, Raymond B. 
Lawson, Percy V. 
Leach, Marshall M. 
Leahy, Patrick J. 
*Leary, Frederick A. 
*Leblanc, Joseph R. 
Lee, Chaney C. 
Lee, Charles E. 
Lee, Harry E. 
Lee, Mack. 
Lee, Obediah W. 
Lee, Robert A. 
**Leekley, Alvin A. 
*Lemmon, Theodore B. 
Lent, Frank B. 
Lesh, Elmer R. 
Lewallen, Tone v. 
*Le\vis, Albert H. 
Lewis, Comer J. 
Lewis, Carl P. 
*Lewis Edward J. 
**Lewis, Edmund V. 
*Lewis, Frank. 
Lewis, Gordon E. 
*Lewis, Paul M. 
Lewis, William E. 
Libbey, Guy C. 
Libby, Dewey M. 
Liddell, Hugh. 
Liddle, Addis A. 
Lieb, Larue. 
Liggett, Jasper W. 
**Lind, Carroll A. 
Lindley, William H. 
Linn, Reuben N. 
Lipscomb, Harold M. 
Little, Jesse F. 
**Locke, Arthur D. 
*Loflin, Ona H. 
*Lominac, Richmond C. 
**Long, Clyde E. 
**Long, James L. 
*Long, Robert B. 
**Lopez, Ben D, 
**Lopez, Victor O. 
Lott, Yancy M. 
*Lotzenhiser, William J. 
Lovdale, Harry R. 
**Love, Carmi W. 
Love, Daniel H. 
**Love, James W. 
Lower, Carl F. 



Lucas, William T. 

Luce, Arthur. 

Lucken, Thomas .). 

Ludwig, Henry W. 

Lukowicz, Andrew .1. 

Lundgren, Raymond C. 

Lundstrom, Arthur \Y. 
*MacDonald, John. 

Mach, James (!. 
N *MacKenzie, William D. 

McAuley, Charles E. 
*McBride, Robert J. 
*McCaffery, Charles K. 

McCandless, Lester V. 

McCann, Johnnie. 

McCarren, John J. 
'*McCartan, Joseph P. 

McCarthy, Francis D. 

McCarthy, John T. 
^McCarthy, Robert E. 

McCarvey, John B. 

McCombs, Percy D. 

McConville, Charles C. 

McCook, Walter T. 
*McCormack, George E. 

McCormick, Elmer W. 

McCormick, John D. 

McCumber, Albert D. 
♦McDonald, John T. 
*McElrov, Earl A. 
*McFadden, David. 

McFarland, Robert E. 

McGee, Francis E. 
*McGee, James W. 

McGinn, Arthur E. 

McGinn, Patrick J. 

McGowan, John I. 
*McIlwain, Albert C. 

McKee, Guy. 

McKellar, William W. 
*McKeon, John J. 

McKnight, Joe H. 

McLean, John T. 
*McMahon, James F. 

McManus, Dennis J. 
*McMath, Robert D. 

McMillan, Harold A. 
: *McMullen, Arthur. 
*McMurren, Roscoe C. 
*McNab, William. 

McNally, Daniel G. 
: *McNamara, Thomas J. 
*McPherson, Herbert F. 
*McPoland, James E. 

McRae, Donald B. 
*McWilliams, William C. 

Machado, George. 

Maciejewski, Martin J. 

Maclntyre, Raymond. 
*Mackin, Harry L. 



**Maddela, Simeon M. 

Madden, John E. 

Madison, Renard P. 

Magnus, David. 
*Maguire, Aloysius J. 
*Maguire, John A. 

Ma honey, James J. 

Main, Frank E. 

Major, William A. 

Malate, Pantaleon. 

Maley, Thomas. 

Mallett, Charles P. 

M alone, Basil J. 
**Maltby, Miles H. 

Mangeri, Dominic. 

Mangrum, Walter W. 

Mansell, James H. 

Marcum, Charles. 

Marengo, Mario. 
*Marineau, William T. 

Markham, Read P. 
*Marks, John E. 

Marshall, John. 

Martin, Edmund B. 

Martin, Joseph A. 

Martin, Joseph L. 
♦Martin, Lloyd L. 

Martin, Louis T. 

Martin, Price H. 
* Martini, Leon K. 

Martissavge, William. 

Martynowski, Bruno. 

Mase, Clarence R. 

Mason, Charles A. 

Massasso, John. 

Massey, Birdgues. 
*Massey, Ennis L. 

Mastenbrook, Ira. 

Matheny, Julius. 
*Mathews, Glenn E. 

Matone, Henry J. 

Mattheis, Adolph W. 
♦Matthews, William H. 

Maurer, Raymond. 
**May, Reginald L. 

Mayer, Peter. 
*May, Henry F. 
**Mays, Howard W. 
*Mays, Ralph R. 

Meek, Lester W. 

Meegan, Bernard A. 

Meehan, Joseph N. 

Meehan, Nicholas J. 

Meihsner, John L. 
*M°illeur, Walter A. 

Melbar, John P. 

Melnick, Sidney. 

Mendenhall, Everett. 
♦Merchant, Louis E. 
*Merchlewicz, Vincent P. 



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**Merrill, Carl M. 

Merriman, Patrick A. 

Mertz, Harold E. 
*Messer, Philip. 

Metzger, Harold. 

Meyer, Norman J. 
**Meyers, Walter R. 
*Michelsorij Harold J. 
*Middleton, John. 

Miles, David E. 

Miley, Edgar H. 

Miller, Charles B. 

Miller, Cleophas E. 

Miller, Frank B. 

Miller, Frank C. 
*Miller, Frank T. 

Miller, Jack. 

Miller, Robert C. 

Miller, Walter C. E. 
**Miller, Walter F. 
*Miller, William K. 
*Millwee, Ed. E. 

Minett, Junius E. 

Mitchell, Samuel D. 
*Mitchell, William D. 

Moffatt, Stamford L. ■ 
*Mohr, Charles H. 

Molloy, Mack. 

Moloney, Edward J. 
*Monahan, Eugene F. 

Montano, Pedro B. 
**Monte, John M. 

Montgomery, James A. 
*Moore, Elmer E. 
*Moore, Harry E. 
*Moore, Herbert M. 
*Moore, James R. 

Moore, William L. 

* Moore, Wilber M. 
Morales, Firmin. 

*Morander, William A. 
Mordick, Thomas. 
*Morency, Isidore. 

* Morgan, Elmer F. 
Morgan, George E. 
Morissette, Felix O. 

*Morrill, Wainwright C. 

* Morris, Herrold. 
Morris, Robey. 
Mote, Morris W. 
Mot singer, Claud E. 
Mouat, Elisha E. 

** Mowers, Raye Z. 
Moyer, Howard A. 
Moynihan, Edmund. 
Mrozinski, C. 
Muenzel, Carl R. 
Muirhead, Robert A. 
Mulcahv, John R. 
*Muller, Frank H. 



Mullins, Burton W. 
*Mullins, Earl C. 

Murphy, Calvert R. 
** Murphy, Dan J. 
**Murphy, Frank P. 

Murphy, John J. 

Murphy, Jeremiah. 

Murphy, Joseph A. 
♦Murphy, Joseph F. 

Murphy, John J. 

Murray, Edwin B. 
♦Murray, Floyd S. 

Musser, Elbert R. 
* ♦Myers, William E. 

Nacionales, Rafael. 

Neary, Joseph T. 

Nelson, Charley L. 
* Nelson, Fred K. 
♦♦Nelson, John A. 

Newell, George R. 
♦Newman, Jay T. 

Newton, Horace E. 

Newton, Leonard T. 

Nicholas, Oce E. 

Nichols, Willard G. 

Nichols, Willard G. 
*Nidiffer, John R. 

Nielsen, Carl J. 

Nielson, Carl E. 
*Niles, Harold K. 

Nolan, Edward. 

Nolan, Joseph E. 
♦♦Noreen, Oscar E. 

Normandy, Sylvester. 
♦Norris, Alonzo W. 

Norton, Edward A. 
*Norton, James N. 

Noyes, Paul E. 
♦♦Numes, Joseph C. 

Oakley, Luther H. 
**Obispo, Gaudencio. 

O'Brien, Frank H. 

O'Brien, Robert E. 
O'Brien, Robert F. 
O'Brien, Walter A. 

O'Brien, William M. 

O'Connor, Christopher T. 

O'Connor, William J. 

O'Donnell, Hugh J. 
*0'Donnell, John. 

O'Donnell, William H. 

Ogden, Louis C. 

Ogden, Oscar J. 

Oflund, Gustav W. 

O'Hare, Stephen F. 

O'Kane, Michael J. 
**01ds, Charles V. 

( )lds, Ernest A. 
**()liveira, Joseph. 

Olsen, Hatrv C. 



Olson, Reuben E. 

Orell, Alfred A. 
♦Orndorff, Carl A. 

Orrell, Arthur L. 
* Ortega, Jose Y. 

Osborne, Lester E. 

Osborne, Robert J. 

Ott, Harry. 

Overton, Herskel J. 
Owens, Joseph H. 

Owens, Stanley S. 

Owens, Thomas E. 
Oxman, Joseph. 

Packard, Frank L. 
**Page, Wiley E. 

Pague, Jessie O. F. 

Paige, Charles F. 

Painter, Will C. 
♦♦Palko, John A. 

Palmer, Herbert E. 

Parciael, Carlito. 

Park, Melvin. 
♦♦Parker, Frank. 
**Parker, Ralph W. 

Parkes, George E. 
♦*Parnell, Charles P. 
♦♦Pascual, Felipe. 

Pattillo, Ernest W. 

Patton, William C. 

Payne, Joseph H. 

Peddrick, William B. 

Pendergast, Robert J. 
♦♦Perez, Liberate 
♦♦Perkins, Lowell H. 
♦♦Peroni, Peter L. 

Perry, Fred L. 
** Perry, George. 

Perry, Harold T. 

Perry, Homer T. 
** Perry, Peter G. 
*Perry, Raymond C. 

Person, Ford H. 

Peters, Oliver C. 

Peters, William R. 

Peterson, Fred L. 
*Peterson, George W. 
♦Peterson, Nelse A. 

Peterson, Walter L. 

Petterson, Carl W. E. 

Peugh, Owen B. 

Pfundstein, Steven. 

Phelps, Hiram. 

Philbrook, Samuel R. 
♦Phillips, Barney. 
♦Phillips, Eugene F. 

Phillips, Frank M. 
*Phillips, Lee H. 

Phillips, Raymond L. 

Phillips, William H. 
♦Phillips, William M. 



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Phillips, William R. 

Phillipson, Thomas L. 

Picht, John J. 
**Pierce, Mark W. 

Pinkerton, Justus B. 

Pinkham, Leland S. 

Pinkham, Vernon L. 

Pitkat, William. 

**Plimer, Frank C. 

*Polasky, Stanley 

Polk, Robert A. 

Pollorena, Richard S. 

Pollorena, David G. 

Pomeroy, Karl V. 

Ponce, Vicente. 

Ponder, William L. 
♦Poore, Roy G. 
*Pope, Frank R. 

Poplin, Robert S. 

Porter, Dewey 
♦Porter, William W. 

Portner, Charles A. 

Potter, Reese A. 
♦♦Potts, Robert B. 

Pow, Earle R. 

Powell, William A. 

Powell, Joseph J. 
♦♦Pratt, Roy B. 
♦Pratt, Walter C. F. 

Prentice, Ralph E. 

Prescott, Carl, W. 
*Prescott, Harold A. 

Preston, Edwin H. 

Premo, David L. 

Prew, Louis E. 

**Prewitt, Jesse O. 

**Price, Dennis H. 

♦Priestly, Walter. 

Pryor, James J. 

Przywojski, Adolph W. 

Puglio, Anthony J. 

Pullen, Francis E. 

Purcell, Thomas F. 

Pursley, Louis A. 
♦Purvis, Irvine C. 

Pyle, Berthol P. 

Quick, Edward J. 

Quicker, Edward 
♦♦Quirey, Carville M. 
♦♦Quirong, Vivencio. 

Raab, George H. 

Rabone, William H. 

Radice, Michael J. 

Rafferty, John T. 
♦♦Rager, William H. 

Ragsdale, William E. 

Ramsdell, Clarence G. 

Randant, Russell. 

Randolph, Arthur S. 
♦♦Randolph, Walter J. 



♦Rankin, Harvey. 

Rankin, William J. 

Rathell, Robert E. 

Rathgeber, George J. 

Raymond, William. 

Read, Clarence M. 
♦♦Reavis, Arthur B. 
* Hector, Darwin E. 
♦♦Redd, James B. 

Reddell, Roy A. 

Reece, Owen M. 

Reed, Freeman C. 
♦Reed, James J. 

Reed, Lewin U. 

Reed, Ray den C. 

Rees, Dan L. 

Reese, Emmit. 

Regan, Francis L. 

Reichert, Albert, 

Reid, Martin E. 
♦♦Reily, Frank C. 

Renter, Willard. 

Renn, Gustav A. 
♦♦Rennacker, W r illiam J. 

Repaci, Charles J. 

Reynolds, Francis W. 
♦Rewey, Ralph A. 

Rhein, George E. 

Rich, Carl G. 

Richards, Paul A. 

Richard, Walter V. 
**Richardson, Harry. 

♦Richmond, George B. 
♦*Rico, Thomas F. 

Rider, Wynn-L. 

Riedel, Carl A. H. 

Rietzke, Eugene H. 
♦♦Rifer, John C. 

Rigby, Harold A. 

Riley, Frank M. 
♦♦Rinkert, George L. 

Ripkowski, Mike 
♦Ritchie, Daniel E. 

Roach, Emery L. 
♦Roath, Ralph O. 

Roatt, Louis J. 

Robedee, James M. 

Roberts, Claude F. 

Roberts, Jackson O. 
♦Roberts, Ray 

Roberts, William M. 

Robie, Frank C. 
♦Robinson, Herbert F. 

Robinson, John W. 

Robinson, Leslie G. 
♦Robitaille, Rodalfleat H. 

Robles, Fred A. 

Rockwell, Edward. 
♦Rodgers, Edward A. 

Rodman, Walter T. 



♦Rogers, Ernest. 
♦♦Rogers, Fred F. 

Rogers, George F. H. 

Rogers, Joe H. 
♦Roisten, Harold. 
♦Romeo, John F. 
* ♦Romero, Edward L. 

Root, Allen H. 

Rose, Hobson. 
♦Rose, James E. 

Rose, Raymond H. 
♦Rosemark, John J. 

Rosenberg, Jacob 

Rosenwald, Albert, 
♦Roser, Fred L. 
♦Ross, Ben. 

Ross, Walter. 

Ross, Wilber H. 
♦Rosson, Albert T. 
♦Roth, Herman A. 

Roughton, William H. 
♦Roush, Uriah J. 
♦Rowan, Edward. 

Rowland, Robert H. 
*Rowlett, Cecil 

Royal, John. 
♦*Royse, Frank B. 

Royse, Jesse J. 

Rudinski, Charles J. 

Rudler, Albert C. 

Rush, Maurice A. 

Rush, Paul P. 

Russ, Carl J. 

Russell, John A. 

Russell, Vernon M. 

Ryan, Robert A. 

Saches, George. 

Saffell, Henry J. 

Sage, Merwin G. 
*Salamando, Daniel. 

Salavsky, William. 

Salazar, Manuel. 
♦♦Sanford, George H. 

Sangmaster, Norman I. 

Sangster, Robert M. 

Santos, Valeriano A. 

Saria, Juan. 

Sarnack, Joseph A. 
♦Sasse, William G. 
♦Sauer, Frederick E. 

Saunderson, William B. 
♦♦Savage, Walter T. 

Savies, Owen H. 

Schaefer, William H. 

Schall, Horace A. 

Schelepsky, Harry. 

Schell, Ray I. 

Scherer, George F. 

Scherer, Walter B. 

Schiff, Milton. 



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**Schimmelfennig,Wm. G.F 

Schloer, Frederick W. 

Schmidt, Alvin R. 

Schmitt, Conrad. 
♦Schoof, Harry. 

Schrantz, John J. 

Schroeder, Frank E. 
♦Schroeder, Frank W. 

Schultz, Edwin. 

Schunk, Edwin G. 

Schwartz, Richard J. 

Schwarz, William J. 

Schweinfurth, Otto. 
♦Schweizer, Charles 

Scott, Elmer L. 
*Scott, Leslie A. 

Scott, Theodore J. 

Scott, Winfred W. 

Seaberry, William C. 
♦Sears, William A. 
♦Sedeon, Fructuoso E. 

Seifert, Alfred. 
*Sellers, Thomas C. 
♦Senff, Edward C. 

Senich, George V. 

Seufert, Ernest. 
**Seymour, Harry E. 
♦♦Seymour, Jack B. 
♦Shanklin, Albert F. 

Shaw, Lee Y. 
♦Shaw, Russell M. 

Sheedy, John A. 

Sheehan, Charles J. 

Sheffer, Frank. 

Shefner, Abraham. 
*Shelledy, Dwight J. 
♦♦Sherwood, Ben W r . 

Shine, Paul. 
**Shipp, Willard E. 
♦♦Shoemaker, Rexford I. 

Shope, Harry A. 

Shoplick, Alexander. 

Sidwell, Albert H. 
**Siebenlist, Carl. 
♦Signor, Andrew H. 

Silva, Antone. 
♦♦Silva, John E. 

Silvia, Ernest F. 

Simmons, George W r . 
*Simons, Harold E. 

Simpson, Frank R. 

Simpson, Harry. 

Singer, Enoch. 

Singleton, James R. 
*Skinner, Clarence J. 

Skinner, Ellis W. 

Skinner, Glenn F. 

Skyles, Byron. 

Slater, Yule J. 

Slattery, Michael F. 



Smallwood, Cyril J. 

Smart, Joseph P. 
**Smith, Carey S. 

Smith, Charles E. 

Smith, Charles H. 
♦♦Smith, Clinton A. 

Smith, Cowain V. 

Smith, Edward H. 

Smith, Ernest M. 

Smith, George S. 

Smith, George J. 
♦♦Smith, Harry E. 

Smith, Henry W. 

Smith, Jacob F. 
♦Smith, John. 

Smith, John J. 

Smith, John R. 
**Smith, Lawrence 

Smith, Lawrence M. 
♦Smith, Leslie 

Smith, Lester B. 

Smith, Mark. 
♦Smith, Marvin C. 

Smith, Theodore H. 

Smith, Thomas P. 

Smith, Walter W. 

Smull, Ward E. 

Snider, Robert M. 

Snodgrass, Clarence B. 

Snyder, Ralph. 

Sorensen, David W. 

Soulen, Harry B. 
**Southeard, William J. 
♦Spaletta, John C. 

Speiser, Paul L. 

Spickes, Schley S. 

Spielman, Max 

Spilman, Harold A. 

Springer, Roscoe C. 
♦Stafford, Talmage E. 
♦Stafford, Tyra B. 
♦Stahl, Elmer J. 

Stahl, Walter R. 
*Staib, Frank. 

Stallwood, Albert G. 

Stansberry, Charles. 

Stansberry, Orville. 
**Stapp, James R. 

Staskiewicz, Wencelous. 

Steagall, Farriv V. 
♦Steiner, Elmer L. 

Steinhoff, Bernard. 

Stephen, Leroy C. 

Stetler, Therond. 

Stevenson, Mertin L. 
**Stewart, Lawrence L. 

Stewart, Norman M. 

Stewart, William G. 

Stewart, Burchard R. 

Stewart, Jasen L. 



Stiber, Charles. 
♦Stine, Frank R. 
♦Stirling, Arthur. 

Stitzman, Luther M. 

St. John, Joseph E. 

Stockwell, William B. 

Stokes, Alfred C. 

Stokes, Charles L. 

Stokes, Kenneth W. 

Stokes, Paul W. 

Stone, Claude C. 
♦Storer, Armvn C. 
♦♦Storm, Cecil E. 
♦♦Stowe, Oscar. 

Stradley, Morgan. 

Stratton, Allen. 
♦♦Stribling, William H. 
♦Strock, Chester E. 

Strong, George. 
♦Sublett, Samuel H. 

Sugerman, Randolph. 

Sullivan, Harry R. 

Sullivan, Ralph. 

Summers, Frederick F. 

Sumstime, Edmund J. 

Sunberg, Carl R. 
♦♦Sundfors, Arthur A. 

Sundquist, John O. 

Sutton, Harold F. 

Sutton, Raymond H. 

Swank, William E. 
♦Sweeney, Felix F. 

Sweetman, Harry. 

Sweitzer, Edward N. 
♦Swink, Emery J. 

Szenda, Stanley. 
♦Szyper, John A. 

Taft, Irvin L. 

Tainsh, George. 
♦Tait, Arthur R. 

Tallman, Homer W. 
♦Taunton, Charles C. 
♦Taylor, Bruce S. 

Taylor, Charles J. 

Taylor, George W. 
♦♦Taylor, Henderson N. 

Taylor, Robert F. 
♦Taylor, Samuel C. 

Teel, Frank. 

Teeter, Clement L. V. 
♦♦Templar, Walter C. 

Terry, Daniel P. 
♦Terry, Edward E. 

Thomas, Bryan. 
♦Thomas, Harold T. 

Thomas, Lester A. 
* Thomas, Roy N. 

Thomason, Bomen P. 

Thomasson, Boykin L. 
♦Thompson, Arthur A. 



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Thompson, Benjamin K. 
Thompson, Charlie P. 
**Thompson, Dean C. 

Thompson, Lowell E. 

Thompson, Marion W. 

Thorne, Lee A. 

Throckmorton, FrancisH. 
**Tibbetts, Frank L. 

Tidwell, James L. 

Tierny, John P. 
*Tillev, Selmer C. 

Todd, Charles B. 
**Todd, Robert M. 

Torres, Bonigno. 
*To\ver, Cathode R. 

Townsend, George V. 

Tracy, Joe. 

Troop, Hobart W. 

Trowell, Aubrey C. 

Truax, Derward D. 

Trumbull, Donald D. 

Tucker, Charles R. 

Tucker, Lewis H. 

Tuner, William L. 
*Turner, Richard M. 
*Tushin, Harry. 

Tyler, Howard A. 
*Tyor, Leon S. 

Tyrer, Joseph E. 

Uhl, George F. 
*Ulch, Fred. 

Umstead, Theodore B. 

Upton, Dean T. 
** Valencia, Jose. 

Valenzuela, John. 

Van Alstine, Clarence L. 

Van Buskirk, Ira A. 

Van Loon, James C. 

Van Sant, George C. 
**Vanasdol, Arthur W. 
*Vane, Albert. 
*Vant, Homer F. 

Vaughn, Edgar S. 
*Veillard, Paul M. 
** Vermillion, Wayne V. 

Viellenave, Joseph. 

Vivian, William J. 

Vollmer, Otto R. 
*Voutrin, Bart A. 

Wagner, Harry S. 
*Waldrop, Henry C. 

Walker, Bea. 

Walker, Edwin C. 
** Walker, James H. 
**Walker, Marion L. 

Wallis, Thomas F. 
* Walls, Harry. 

Walrath, Earl H. 

Walsh, George. 

Walsh, Raymond M. 

Walsh, Stephen. 

Walsh, Thomas W. 

Wannan, Edward C. 



Ward, Albert H. 

Ward. Delane D. 
**Ward, Earl W. 

Ware, Charles. 

Ware, William. 
♦Ware, William. 
*Wark, William. 
*Warlington, Fred W. 

Warner, James. 

Warren, Alvah L. 
*Warriner, John P. 
** Washburn, Orville. 
*Washington, Hamp. 

W^ater house, Ray C. 

Watters, Louis H. 

Way, Edward M. 

Wayne, Charley. 

Weatherbee, Warren M. 

* Weaver, Chester E. 
** Weaver, Clarence E. 

Weaver, Clarence E. 
Webb, Earl F. 
Webb, James H. 
Webb, Robert H. 
Webber, Albert. 
** Weber, Charles. 
Weber, Charles E. 

* Weber, Charlie J. 
Weber, Edward J. 

* Weber, Harry H. 
Weber, Oscar A. 

*Weber, Walter A. 

Webster, Clarence S. 

Webster, Lee L. 
*Wedick, Frank J., Jr. 
*Weed, Eddie E. 
**Weeks, John J. 
*Weidle, Andrew J., Jr. 

Weidman, Ralph E. 

Weigle, Ray O. 
*Weirbach, John N. 

Weiss, Rudolph. 

Welborn, Hubert M. 

Welliver, John P. 

Wells, Charles D. 

Wells, Richard H. 

West, John C. 
**West, Kenneth M. 

West, William B. 

Westle, Louis. 

Whalen, James J. 

Wheeler, Elmer. 

Whelan, Hugo J. 

* Whipple, W T esley S. 
White, Arthur W. Jr. 
White, Hugh J. 

** White, John R. 
*Whiting, James L. 

Whitley, Bernarr E. 

Whitwell, William J. B. 
*Wiand, Paul C. 

Wida, Barlint. 



*Wiesner, .John ,J. 

Wilberts, Martin E. 
** Wilcox, Eddie. 

Wilcox, John T. 
** Wilder, Roland. 

Wilkerson, George D. 
*Wilkins, Henry F. 

Williams, Maynard R. 

Williams, Joseph A. 

Williams, Ned. 

Williams, Sylvan E. 
*Williams, William. 
♦Willis, Roy D. 

Wilmarth, Archibald L. 

Wilson, Albert L. 

Wilson, Lewis S. 

Wilson, Ray L. 
**Wilson, Walter W. 

Winborn, Herman H. 

Winship, Clarence B. 
*Wise, Daniel. 

Witmire, Elias W. 

Witnac, Clarence W. 

Witte, Charles N. 
*Witte, Fred. 

Wiza, Tadeusz. 

Wlodarczepk, Sigmund. 

Wofford, Lonnie. 

Wofford, Virgil H. 

Wohltman, William. 

Wolcott, Luther C. 
**Wolff, Edward N. 
*Wolff, Robert W. 

Woodhouse, Creighton L. 

Woods, Joseph A. 

Woods, William M. 

Wors, Joseph E. L. 

Worthington, Asa M. 
*Wray, Robert T. 

Wright, Clinton B. F. 

Wright, Morris. 

Writer, Daniel. 
**Wynne, Carey S. 

Yale, Earl E. 
**Yap, Juan S. 

Yarnall, Vernon M. 

Ybay, Tomas. 

Yeager, Albert C. 

Yocum, Charles T. 

York, Francis R. 

Young, Andrew. 

Young, Hubert S. 

Young, James A. 

Young, Robert G. 

Zachman, Clarence J. 
*Zaricor, Dewitt. 

Zaucha, Mike. 

Zeliff, Clarke C. 

Zepp, Denton R. 

Zimmerman, Morris. 

Zink, Simon B. 

Zucker, Charles A. 




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Allen,' B. 
Anderson, C. P. 
Anderson, D. W. 
Arneson, F. 
Babbitt, K. K. 
Beikirch, L. P. 
Berg, C. P. 
Brindon, J. S. 
Cameron, F. J. 
Carmody, J. M. 
Chriaman, D. C. 
Cochrane, L. H. 
Coleman, C. S. 
Cook, J. T. 
Crane, S. 
Cuningham, E. L. 
Daggs, J. P. 
DeDoming, R. 
Dedrick, C. C. 
Deeter, W. T. 
Dibble, F. L. 
Duke, A. O. 
Eustis, E. E. 
Fahey, J. B. 
Farnell, F. T. 
Forby, E. D. 
Gordon, F. W. 
Gordon, T. P. 
Haley, A. W. 
Hendrick, W. 
Herbst, W. 
James, A. M. 



Jernigan, J. J. 
Johnson, F. F. 
Jose, A. M. 
Joseph, C. 
Kay, W. J. 
Kornecheck, A. 
Lawhorn, J. D. 
Lounsberry, C. C. 
Lovell, H. B. 
McCarthy, C. J. 
McDaniels, J. W. 
McDevitt, C. A. 
McGrady, R. J. 
Mellott, D. 
Morrison, T. C. 
Moss, E. 
Patton, W. J. 
Pickard, H. R. 
Pickens, R. M. 
Quinn, T. 
Rollefson, C. R. 
Schultz, A. 
Small, J. 
Steenson, L. D. 
Sytlive, R. W. 
Tevelin, J. L. 
Thome, P. M. 
Thome, W. B. 
Urlacher, J. M. 
Valinski, S. 
Weithorn, T. 
Wilson, G. H. 



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IN THE WAKE OP THE ST. LOUIS 

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0} War of April 6th, 1917, until November 11th, 1918, when the Armistice was signed. Since the latter date until July, 1919, the St. Louis added six more round Atlantic trips to her splendid record, making a 
total of something like 120,000 miles logged during the war and Armistice period, the race from Honolulu to the Delaware breakwater, via the Panama Canal and Cuba, is shown in the dash-dot line. The full lines 
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